The urban centers in this country kill the will of the nation's geographical voter intent. The sooner that urban areas reach critical mass, the sooner we can begin to resurect them with a fresh start. No AFSME, no teacher's unions, etc...I remember when South Philadelphia residents swept their own residential streets, scrubbed their own sidewalks, and people were civil.
I wonder if big cities are even necessary anymore. I mean, I realize we still have shipping, so we need ports and hubs. But it seems to me workers and corporations will become more and more decentralized. It seems to me that the answer to traffic congestion will not be light rail, it will be virtual offices. Maybe I am just a dreamer. But I envision a day when big cities are a relic of the past. It's sort of a high-tech version of Jefferson's old agrarian dream. Except, in this case, it's information, not farming, and it's bandwidth, not chattel slavery, that will run the system.
Oh well, I guess I am a dreamer. Not that I know what I am talking about either, but if we could just let those blue zones become a thing of the past, wouldn't it be great?