Comments on: Living and Working Energy http://dearscience.org/2008/06/25/living-and-working-energy/ Seattle's Only Scientist Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:25:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jonathan http://dearscience.org/2008/06/25/living-and-working-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Jonathan Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:56:26 +0000 http://dearscience.org/?p=117#comment-204 Ha! It's my hosting company 1&1. They kinda suck. I'll bitch to 'em. Ha!

It’s my hosting company 1&1. They kinda suck. I’ll bitch to ‘em.

]]> By: Emma Leigh http://dearscience.org/2008/06/25/living-and-working-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Emma Leigh Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:07:01 +0000 http://dearscience.org/?p=117#comment-200 Dude. I totally respect Dear Science. But it would be easier to recommend you to friends and family if you knew how to set your site's yearly clock. "Living and Working Energy: Published by Jonathan Golob on Jun 25th, 2007" Dude! It's 2008!! Dude. I totally respect Dear Science. But it would be easier to recommend you to friends and family if you knew how to set your site’s yearly clock.

“Living and Working Energy: Published by Jonathan Golob on Jun 25th, 2007″

Dude! It’s 2008!!

]]> By: Esme http://dearscience.org/2008/06/25/living-and-working-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Esme Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:33:21 +0000 http://dearscience.org/?p=117#comment-198 Ha, I don't get Seattle Bubble's analysis but kinda agree with its conclusion. Maybe I missed something, but I wonder where the number $20, 000, and $50, 000 come from? National average? Regional forecast? How they justify the $450-$550 monthly difference? The city may find dense, mixed-use communities more desirable, but from a home buyer's perspective, the higher cost of housing close-in may very well outweighs savings from cutting commute. Yes, distributing utilities to low density area is costly, but it's government and developer's money. Buyers don't pay huge price difference per unit for utilities between urban and suburban areas. I guess for some people, more utilities for bigger houses is still fair enough. Ha, I don’t get Seattle Bubble’s analysis but kinda agree with its conclusion. Maybe I missed something, but I wonder where the number $20, 000, and $50, 000 come from? National average? Regional forecast? How they justify the $450-$550 monthly difference?

The city may find dense, mixed-use communities more desirable, but from a home buyer’s perspective, the higher cost of housing close-in may very well outweighs savings from cutting commute. Yes, distributing utilities to low density area is costly, but it’s government and developer’s money. Buyers don’t pay huge price difference per unit for utilities between urban and suburban areas. I guess for some people, more utilities for bigger houses is still fair enough.

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