This is a false dichotomy. We have minimum lot size restrictions, and restrict lots to one housing unit (R1 zoning). These regulations push up the prices of ho

This is a false dichotomy. We have minimum lot size restrictions, and restrict lots to one housing unit (R1 zoning). These regulations push up the prices of homes (since it increases the minimum amount of land for a housing unit), and do nothing to save forests and national parks. In fact, if we keep building low density neighborhoods, more open space will be used up than if our zoning allowed for denser development.