It's interesting that so many of the responses mention the high costs of infrastructure upkeep is due to the density and complexity of the built environment in

It's interesting that so many of the responses mention the high costs of infrastructure upkeep is due to the density and complexity of the built environment in which is exists. The article however is pushing for denser development so there is less infrastructure to maintain. Interesting balance between the two opposing development patterns, both of which appear to lead to high maintenance costs.