Cities are conducive to human flourishing. It is good for people to have access to them. They can't be made from whole cloth; only a few sites have the potentia

Cities are conducive to human flourishing. It is good for people to have access to them. They can't be made from whole cloth; only a few sites have the potential to grow as cities in the short or medium term. Many people prefer suburbia, and that's fine, but it's not fine that they insist on having their suburbia on the only possible city sites.