I feel like I have talked about cars and transit quite a bit, and everyone else has covered this down thread. But I'd like to address your other comments: > Ov

I feel like I have talked about cars and transit quite a bit, and everyone else has covered this down thread. But I'd like to address your other comments: > Overcrowdedness Again - when we are talking about increasing density we are not talking about forcing people to get rid of their car or making a sleepy suburb look like Manhattan. Townhouses, for instance, increase residential density a lot compared to the tract housing popular in American suburbs and, if well-built, have very little downside. > very long waiting times at every establishment or government office Maybe to line up at a nightclub or an exceptionally popular restaurant. But the beauty of increased density is choice - if a place is busy, just walk to a less busy one. >increased ease of pickpockets etc. to "disappear into the crowd" Notorious pickpocketing hotspots in Paris or Barcelona mainly prey on tourists who are confused and disoriented and jet lagged. Keeping aware of your belongings at all times will greatly lower your chance of being pickpocketed. Also, I'd argue that if a crime occurs in a less dense area, there might not be anyone else who was there to witness or report the crime.