Increasing density will increase congestion and overburden infrastructure? That is what you get when you build a place on the premise that everyone owns a priva

Increasing density will increase congestion and overburden infrastructure? That is what you get when you build a place on the premise that everyone owns a private car and should drive everywhere. Density will achieve the opposite in the long-term. In dense, mixed-use places people have the option to go places without driving. The congestion may never leave, but for the people happily walking to their destinations, it won't matter. Picture New York or Tokyo - horrible places to drive, but for most people it doesn't matter because they aren't driving. Walking as a mode of transportation requires practically nothing in the way of infrastructure spending compared to that required for driving. Furthermore, the per-taxpayer-served cost of a street decreases as density increases. If the current residents want to park for free on the street next to their large home, and drive everywhere, and have free parking at all of their destinations, that's great for them, but many people would place more importance on ensuring everyone has access to affordable housing.