> but it's still disappointing that sprawl seems to be the best way to make housing affordable. The other alternative is like much of Europe with lots of small

> but it's still disappointing that sprawl seems to be the best way to make housing affordable. The other alternative is like much of Europe with lots of small cities and towns connected with trains and roads, and zoning enforced farms in-between. Isn't easy to get done in US though where developer $$ rule.