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People always argue that city A isn't as good as City B because City A is not dense, but haven't people been running away from excessively dense cities?
Over the last 50 years, haven't the denser cities rate of growth been slowing down while the cities which offer more space have been steadily increasing?
I think more people find having a house with a yard for the kids and dogs to run around in more attractive than being packed in like sardines in a townhome or high rise complex.
I know density may be ideal for the younger more fast paced individuals, but some people act like that is everyone's ideal.
In terms of ideal I don't think there really is one. Actually the differences might be the best since it allows everyone to have what they are looking for. Depending on your lifestyle different densities are better or worse.
I also am thinking couldn't places of similar density have vastly different levels of quality depending on how they are arranged? I am refferring to factors outside of things related to people but in terms of design issues. I can see some places of similar density could be either designed well or designed poorly.
I believe it is subjective too, that is why I think it is stupid when people say Houston is not a real city because it is not NY or Chicago in terms of density
Having lived in the NYC metro area & Miami densities above 10,000 ppsq/m just seems normal to me. I think I would go bonkers living in a boring suburb or in a rural area!
I believe it is subjective too, that is why I think it is stupid when people say Houston is not a real city because it is not NY or Chicago in terms of density
My guess is that it has to do with when it was built which determines how dense it is. You have to build out enough in order to build up, it is just in the past building up was sooner due to transportation reasons.
My guess is that it has to do with when it was built which determines how dense it is. You have to build out enough in order to build up, it is just in the past building up was sooner due to transportation reasons.
probably actually had more to do with automobiles
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