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Saying that you live in Lehi, a small town, without mentioning that it's near the geographic center of a region of nearly 2 million is a little disingenuous. Yo

Saying that you live in Lehi, a small town, without mentioning that it's near the geographic center of a region of nearly 2 million is a little disingenuous. You're talking like you live in Logan, a similar sized town that's geographically and economically distant. Lehi is, in all ways but politically, a subdivided neighborhood of SLC-Provo. Given the businesses around I-15 and the train stations, it would definitely benefit from allowing (not mandating) denser development in and around the central areas. But those can't be built regardless of whether people want them or not, due to zoning. 40% of the US population lives in the 48 largest metro areas, and 80% live in "urban areas" - https://www.citylab.com/equity/2012/03/us-urban-population-what-does-urban-really-mean/1589/ https://www.citylab.com/equity/2012/03/us-urban-population-w.... Just because your municipality has a low population doesn't mean you live in a small town.

paulddraper 8y ago
> a subdivided neighborhood of SLC-Provo Sort of...but that area's huge. The Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem combined census area spans ten counties. Two million people over 25,000 square miles (For comparison, Rhode Island is one million people over 1,200 sq mi.) > in all ways but politically Presumably, city planning happens at the city level. > But those can't be built regardless of whether people want them or not, due to zoning. Considering the new townhouses and apartments that I see, that would mildly surprise me. > Just because your municipality has a low population doesn't mean you live in a small town. True. I still maintain that most Americans do (and prefer to) live in single-family residences, and that brings certain requirements for city planning.