For those who want to see a more quantitative approach, that's totally fair. Joe Minicozzi with Urban3 is closely associated with Strong Towns and does some gre

For those who want to see a more quantitative approach, that's totally fair. Joe Minicozzi with Urban3 is closely associated with Strong Towns and does some great studies with detailed numbers to back up what he's saying. https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/2/1/the-surprising-relationship-between-retail-taxand-property-tax https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/2/1/the-surprising-... It's worth watching one of his presentations, they're very well done, and very data-oriented. Here's a recent one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yicYz2PO1IQ&t=23s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yicYz2PO1IQ&t=23s