Which hints at a fundamental question: Which one is better: A dense city with lots of interesting stuff in one square mile or a sprawl with just a few interest

Which hints at a fundamental question: Which one is better: A dense city with lots of interesting stuff in one square mile or a sprawl with just a few interesting things in one square mile? One of those has more parking than it would ever need. And parking lots don't produce tax revenue, they burn it, because these spaces could all have been other things that being money and support the cost of the actual public roads and infrastructure in that square.