> Imagine if half the single family homes spreading out for miles were instead townhouses, 4-6 floor apartments, duplexes, quadplexes with mixed use like grocer

> Imagine if half the single family homes spreading out for miles were instead townhouses, 4-6 floor apartments, duplexes, quadplexes with mixed use like groceries and schools placed within walking distance of most neighborhoods. If that is all the zoning allowed then people just wouldn’t live there. Most people in the US simply don’t want to live like that. Consumer demand should dictate what kind of housing gets built, not naive central planners.