Did the spike in gas prices burst the housing bubble?

What does your commute look like?How much are you spending on gas every week?Did you mortgage payment shoot through the roof? Maybe there's a connection.Download this at higher quality here: http://blip.tv/file/get/CEOsFo... the full research paper here: http://www.ceosforcities.org/n...

Channel: Nonprofits & Activism
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm
Author: c4cmedia

Length: 03:49
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Tags: Brink cars CEOSforCities chicago cities city commuting cortright driving Gas joe Prices suburbs traffic urbanism

Video Comments

Cyrus992 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

I do believe that gas prices had an effect on home prices, but when home prices were INCREASING in the early 2000s, the suburban areas jumped faster than the inner cities.Gas prices is probably one reason, but not the major reason.

Cyrus992 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

YOU MENTIONED IT!!!!! SUBURBIA SUCKS!!!!LETS MAKE NEW URBANSIM DOMINANT!!!!NO MORE OF THAT UGLY, DISFUNCTIONAL, DEPRESSING, UNHEALTHY "SUBURBIA" STUFF WE LIVE THAT LACKS SENSE OF COMMUNITY, CHARACTER, & CULTURE THAT IS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, COSTLY, AND JAMMED WITH CARS!!!!???New Urbanism reduces the need for driving where we could SAVE OUR RESOURCES ON BETTER THINGS!!!!!Beautiful Architecture and Design Here We Come!!!!!!!!!!!!

WolYou (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

I always wondered why people are driving 100km each day to their offices, when most of them could do home-work. The suburb-concept is not existing where I live. I've got 6 grocery stores, 3 underground stations, 4 bus lines, 5 restaurants and a couple of tramway stations within a distance of two minutes walking. To me that is what I'm expecting when I live in a city. Even company buildings are closely located to mass transportation because that makes the wages for the workers actually bigger.

c4cmedia (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Thanks...for a minute there i wasn't sure if you were being sarcastic or not. :)

sujajajjaakakajjs (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

now add another dollar and you will get UK price (for a liter)

nanogirl (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Great work, thanks for the video.

arian50 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

WOW, bravo. Outstanding. Someone give this man a directing job, very very nicely put together. Informative and insightful, I was not bored for one moment. Sir, this video is inspirational.

TheNickman007 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

U think thats tuff, try living in Australia. The price of fuel here is huge. At the moment we are paying about $1.55 a litre for petrol and $1.78 for diesel. Figure that out in gallons and the U.S. price looks good. Not only that but everything over here is a lot more spread out. A drive of 10 miles is nothing just to pick up milk and the paper.

xKeepitmetalx (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

LMAOThat is it, that is the response to the video...lol

pcmiler2000 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

It already failed.