Environment We need to constantly and consistantly ramp up environmental protections. The government should stop its policy of effectively giving away public land for corporate destruction. But our biggest problem is the overuse of cars. I live within walking distance of where I work and do not use my car to commute. If everyone did this, energy shortages and pollution would be reduced tremendously.
Suburbs destroy land much faster than cities do.
People move to suburbs to avoid city taxes, but go to the city for services and work. This impoverishes the cities and takes away the tax base the cities need to survive. Cities need to find a way to collect the money that suburb dwellers owe. Non-resident toll booths or regional taxes are both possibilities. Suburban houses tend to sprawl more and therefore are less energy efficient, thus harming the environment more.