I wonder if we should find a word other than "dense" to describe dense urban living. Images like those are exactly what non-urban people picture when they hear

I wonder if we should find a word other than "dense" to describe dense urban living. Images like those are exactly what non-urban people picture when they hear "dense," but it doesn't have to be anything like that. For example, I live in one of the densest residential neighorhoods in New York[1], pushing 80k-100k people per square mile, and the buildings largely range from 5-7 stories. I have close access to parks, tree-lined sidewalks, and no skyscrapers blocking sunlight. The buildings and storefronts are varied, colorful, and interesting to walk past: no concrete jungle slabs of grey here. [1] Typical block: http://gettingpurlywithit.com/sites/gettingpurlywithit.com/files/imagecache/slide/images/EastVillageNYC9.jpg http://gettingpurlywithit.com/sites/gettingpurlywithit.com/f...