Do you think life in the cities is improving or is it getting worse?
458898
I would say both.  Things don't get worse without some things getting better.
195957
No, at first I did but now that I live in the suburbs I realize that this life is much better than the urban jungle.  Some people move to the rural area for peace and safety. Peace and land is the bigger reason everyone that I know who moved out of the suburbs to the rural had plenty of money but no peace and no land.
729240
I am not sure if you would call it improving, but there certainly is more people killing each other now in Iraq than when Saddam Hussien was in power.
1049064
The world is also becoming costlier !\n:-))
442159
Yes and no.  What is more happening is the middle class is changing, more people are falling into the lower middle class realm with fewer moving to upper middle class or higher or staying in the 'true' middle class.  It is a defitnate threat that the middle class could end up falling, but it is happening slow enough that most people dont really notice it but also slow enough that the problem can be fixed.
551161
Yeah it's getting very clear it's happening. Now we're going to have to find ways to be more efficient. It won't devour the earth, but it can potentially raise heat and suck in a few cities under water.
350747
I hope it will get better but it will probably take a while for things to improve and it also depends on who takes the office next.
441902
haha too true...but some things are better than they used to be...\n-racism has lessened\n-better technology(well that can be looked at in multiple ways)\n\nok so im having trouble thinking of things\n\nits pretty screwed up
1013791
Yes I believe so.  I've heard skid row is undergoing unwanted gentrification.  LA is having a housing crisis and I recently watched a television program regarding the need for affordable housing in that area.  Many families cannot afford the rising rent and are being put out on the street.  I think you suggestion for use of this are is admirable and feesible.
302989
Wonder if the Europeans will change their tune now that their cities are in jeopardy...nah...
1107862
i don't get it...is'nt it 2006...if so how can 2001 be the present?!??! if u mean how it is different then  i say its a lot worse than 5 years ago.sparse rainfall and misuse of the water has caused a major depletion of the water table in the cities. all the rivers are polluted.did you know that the yamuna gets 1000 tonnes of sewage and waste material DAILY. the capital of india, delhi,gets its drinking water from this same river.even the so called posh localities have barely two hours of water everyday.
699411
Better days may be a long way off...first we have to clean up all the mess. \n\nBut it was an awesome day wasn't it ;)
769046
I think there is a new world coming, I call it the future. I don't know if it will be better or worse than the world we have now. Bush will be out of office soon; that's one bright spot. I'm inclined to think it will be worse simply because there will be more people around in the future, and that can only spell trouble. As for what I'm doing to make it better...not much. I am trying not curse around children as often, I guess that's something.
543939
On the increase...but still very small in comparison to other large cities.\n\noops...crimes or actual deaths ? (old age.etc.)\n\nThere :www.fin.gov.on.ca/english/demographics/demog05.html -\n\nGood thinking riddnidds !
377991
Yes in general the world has become worse. Of course there are certain small areas that are "safer", and technologies that have made us "safer" but sometimes they bring their own badness, so generally, it's a lot more dangerous.
324526
Well its gotten better, more often and wonderful =)\nHave two kids, 6 year old and a 4 year old.
89785
nah...\n\nPeople have been complaining that the current generation is worse than the past ones literally since Aristotle. Times changes, as do attitudes and fads. Sometimes the old folks (and that would probaby include me at 44) sometimes don't keep up with it and have a lot of nostalgia for what they *think* was there youth.