XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: bap@shrdlu.com   
      
   On 16/01/14 21:02, Your Name wrote:   
      
      
      
    > As has already been said, the population density of cities like London   
   > and Manchester make buses more of a workable option (although still not   
   > even remotely suitable for everyone). Here in New Zealand, for example,   
   > the biggest city Auckland covers about the same land area as London,   
   > but the entire population of the country is much less than London, so   
   > buses are not really workable. Plus, whenever the idea of increasing   
   > the population density is brought up, the people start whining about   
   > ugly high-rise apparentment blocks, etc. and instead want to use   
   > surrounding land to spread suburban housing even further out.   
      
   That's the same as the UK then. I don't see a transition to high-density   
   housing by choice but perhaps by necessity. The cost of fuel may force it.   
      
      
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