Comparing the 1.6m person commercial core of a high-income 8.5m person city is a bit unfair. Manhattan isn’t expensive because it’s high density, it’s high den

Comparing the 1.6m person commercial core of a high-income 8.5m person city is a bit unfair. Manhattan isn’t expensive because it’s high density, it’s high density because it’s expensive (desirable). Californian cities could follow suit if allowed to.