Editing Suburb (section)

== Traffic flows ==
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Suburbs typically have longer travel times to work than traditional neighborhoods.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kneebone; Holmes |first=Elizabeth; Natalie |title=The growing distance between people and jobs in metropolitan America |url=https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/srvy_jobsproximity.pdf |access-date= |website=Bicycleuniverse.info}}</ref> Only the traffic ''within'' the short streets themselves is less. This is due to three factors:{{Citation needed|date=April 2008}} [[automobile dependency|almost-mandatory automobile ownership]] due to poor suburban [[commuter bus|bus]] systems and nearly-nonexistent [[Rail transport|rail]] systems, longer travel distances and the hierarchy system, which is less efficient at distributing traffic than the traditional [[Grid plan|grid]] of streets.

In the suburban system, most trips from one component to another component requires that cars enter a [[collector road]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}, no matter how short or long the distance is. This is compounded by the hierarchy of streets, where entire neighborhoods and subdivisions are dependent on one or two collector roads. Because all traffic is forced onto these roads, they are often heavy with traffic all day. If a traffic crash occurs on a collector road, or if road construction inhibits the flow, then the entire road system may be rendered useless until the blockage is cleared. The traditional "grown" grid, in turn, allows for a larger number of choices and alternate routes.

Suburban systems of the sprawl type are also quite inefficient for cyclists or pedestrians, as the [[as the crow flies|direct route]] is usually not available for them either.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FHWA Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation - Safety {{!}} Federal Highway Administration |url=https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/univcourse/swless06.cfm |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=safety.fhwa.dot.gov}}</ref> This encourages car trips even for distances as low as several hundreds of yards or meters (which may have become up to several miles or kilometers due to the road network). Improved sprawl systems, though retaining the car [[detour]]s, possess [[cycle path]]s and footpaths connecting across the arms of the [[suburban sprawl|sprawl]] system, allowing a more direct route while still keeping the cars out of the residential and side streets.

More commonly, central cities seek ways to tax nonresidents working downtown – known as commuter taxes – as property tax bases dwindle. Taken together, these two groups of taxpayers represent a largely untapped source of potential revenue that cities may begin to target more aggressively, particularly if they're struggling. According to struggling cities, this will help bring in a substantial revenue for the city which is a great way to tax the people who make the most use of the highways and repairs.

Today more companies settle down in suburbs because of low property costs.