Responce to 'End of Surburbia' Ashley James

I found many of the comments and predictions in this documentary to be quite interesting as well as eye opening. As it was stated in the documentary suburbia was created to escape the industrial life of the city. It was noisy, polluted, congested and filled with slums. Suburbia was created as a utopia, as an escape for the middle class to upper class families. What about the lower class families? Yes, as we can all guess they were (unfortunately, as always) left behind. One thing that I found interesting is that there was a train that used to connect suburbia to downtown. However, it was bought out by various car dealerships so that people would be forced to purchase cars as it was the only way to get to work, as the majority of people living in the suburbs work downtown. Now, with the oil peak and gas prices raising so high that people can no longer afford to drive a car, what will happen? How will people get to work? The documentary also opened my eyes as to how much we rely on oil, so much so that if it were to run out our lifestyles would have to change drastically. What I find scary is that hardly anyone realizes what this means or that it is even going on. People are still purchasing homes further and further north, replacing much needed farm land. When the oil runs out they stated that everyone will move back downtown as everything is in walking distance. What I find scary about this is how will everyone fit. Do the lower class families get displaced again? Left behind again? Because my bet is that is exactly what will happen. I feel that this documentary is one that is worth watching. people need to realize what is going on in the world around them so that they can start making wise decisions that will not only benefit themselves but other people and the environment as well. We need to stop relying on oil and find other ways to live.