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Couldn't increasing density create induced demand for more space in a driveable distance? Let's say we create policies to promote a manhattan-like density, and
by bin0 7y ago
Couldn't increasing density create induced demand for more space in a driveable distance? Let's say we create policies to promote a manhattan-like density, and have lots of space nearby; don't you think manhattan would expand were it not bounded by water? This seems to offer at least some support for the idea:
http://spacing.ca/toronto/2016/05/26/induced-demand-housing/ http://spacing.ca/toronto/2016/05/26/induced-demand-housing/
Other concern: what are the effects of super-dense cities on mental health? Spread-out cities often have a lot more green, which I know has positive effects mentally:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/does-exposure-green-spaces-childhood-lead-better-mental-health-180971590/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/does-exposure-gree....
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5663018/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5663018/