Originally Posted by
Detroitnerd
I don't think it's that hard to solve.
1) Unite Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties into one supercity. That's 5 million people right there, all under one government.
2) Use tax credits, subsidies and other incentives to encourage people to live in urbanized dense areas.
3) Use taxes, fees and other disincentives to let exurban areas become productive farmland again.
With any luck, by 2040, the we'll have a more intelligent arrangement of our 5 millions along denser corridors, served by real transit and using less resources. Which will be terrific, what with gas likely to get up to $10 a gallon.