Most obvious are the 80 million Americans who are either too young, too old, or too poor to drive. But (Location 1706)
The second most likely cause of death among teenagers, suicide, is also correlated with the growth of sprawl. Teenage suicide, almost unheard of before 1950, had nearly tripled by 1980 and now accounts for over 12 percent of youth mortalities. Sociologists, who cite “teen isolation and boredom” as a contributing factor, confirm that national rates of teenage suicide are much higher in suburbs than in cities.4 (Location 1769)
If driving and parking downtown are anything other than a nuisance, park-and-ride will never be a popular alternative. (Location 1995)
