I think a large source of problems with cities actually comes from planning too much. Cities aren't larger houses. They are living things that need to be able t

I think a large source of problems with cities actually comes from planning too much. Cities aren't larger houses. They are living things that need to be able to evolve. Most governments make the mistake of only interacting with that proves by introducing rules that stifle change or by planning the entire thing or large portions and getting it wrong or at least in more successful cases building something that cannot adapt when the world changes. Making it easier to build new things but keeping the shake of control any one entity gets small would likely yield much better results. That's how parts of older cities that we now love were build in the first place. Individuals build their buildings on fairly small lots, we didn't have developers build entire neighborhoods. I recommend the book Order Without Design and/or its corresponding podcast for great insights: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/order-without-design https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/order-without-design