How is it untrue? The proportion of Americans living in urban counties (31%) has not changed in 20 years. The proportion living in suburban counties has increa

How is it untrue? The proportion of Americans living in urban counties (31%) has not changed in 20 years. The proportion living in suburban counties has increased slightly (53% to 55%) [1] The proportion of new vehicle sales that are SUVs or pickups has been steadily climbing for over 30 years [2] > The higher cost of living in cities is pretty strong evidence that city living is under supplied compared to suburban living. Is that true for all cities or just a few large ones? I don’t see how you can conclude that. The narrower conclusion is that demand for city housing exceeds supply in a few key markets. > this sort of “everybody who doesn’t want what I want is lying to themselves” is elitism that destroys people’s chances to live th way they prefer. You have apparently without irony proved my point. My broader point is that rather than force people to do things that they apparently don’t want to do (move to dense housing, ditch or downsize their vehicles) we should seek ways to invest in the efficiency of our existing housing stock, and provide incentives to improve the efficiency of new vehicles. A carbon tax also looks like a promising approach. [1] https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2018/05/22/demographic-and-economic-trends-in-urban-suburban-and-rural-communities/ https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2018/05/22/demographic-and-e... [2] https://www.epa.gov/automotive-trends/highlights-automotive-trends-report#Highlight3 https://www.epa.gov/automotive-trends/highlights-automotive-...