http://www.bigcityvalues.com/2008/09/were-all-in-it-together-here/ A Community-Organized Site Devoted to the Great Ideals of Big Cities Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:55:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bigcityvalues.com/2008/09/were-all-in-it-together-here/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Jennie Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:55:07 +0000 http://www.bigcityvalues.com/?p=131#comment-10 Excellent, excellent post. So well said. I completely agree with you. I think "small town values" (aside from being a political construction) means being an active part of a community, looking out for your neighbors and not just yourself. Big cities cultivate the same values in people. It's sprawl that endangers those values- often suburban developments don't even have sidewalks! As if they're discouraging people from walking. Not as though there's even anywhere to walk to- you have to drive out of your maze of a development and to the nearest strip mall, where maybe you can sit outside at starbucks and stare at the parking lot. I think suburbs are gross and soulless and embody everything that is wrong with modern America. Excellent, excellent post. So well said. I completely agree with you. I think “small town values” (aside from being a political construction) means being an active part of a community, looking out for your neighbors and not just yourself. Big cities cultivate the same values in people. It’s sprawl that endangers those values- often suburban developments don’t even have sidewalks! As if they’re discouraging people from walking. Not as though there’s even anywhere to walk to- you have to drive out of your maze of a development and to the nearest strip mall, where maybe you can sit outside at starbucks and stare at the parking lot. I think suburbs are gross and soulless and embody everything that is wrong with modern America.

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