Green New Deal supporters may like public transit, but many of America’s cities are not set up for it—especially rail—on a grand scale. While the U.S. has both types of cities, many large U.S. cities are more polycentric than monocentric. For example, New York City, where Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is from, has a more monocentric layout: many of the jobs are clustered in and near Manhattan. Economic forces are working against the Green New Deal’s infrastructure plan and its supporters don’t seem to understand this . These smaller changes aren’t as attention-grabbing as a Green New Deal, but they are consistent with reality and feasible instead of fantasy.

Source: Forbes February 09, 2019 14:14 UTC