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mikrl on May 7, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Rise of the Forever Renter Class

Why not both? If you constrain area, you only have one dimension to expand in to maintain density: height.

Not that I have anything against high rises, but they aren’t suitable for every person or geography.

ta1243 on May 8, 2024 [–]

Because when you don't maintain a given density then you lose all the benefits of a city and just have suburban sprawl

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