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The majority of Seattle's land use is single family houses, not unlike cities in the Southwest. Besides, apartment buildings exist in desert cities too. The q
by nostromo 4y ago
The majority of Seattle's land use is single family houses, not unlike cities in the Southwest.
Besides, apartment buildings exist in desert cities too. The question wasn't about density, it was about building in deserts or not. Building in deserts is better for the environment.
- woodruffw 4y agoSure, but it's all about proportions, both for existing and new residential construction. I would be very surprised if Arizona either has or is building high-density apartment housing at the rate that Seattle or any other dense coastal state is. There's simply less incentive to.