> diminished sense of community with the people you see near your home FWIW, I think most “New Urbanists” would argue that density increases sense of community

> diminished sense of community with the people you see near your home FWIW, I think most “New Urbanists” would argue that density increases sense of community. Rather than living in a soulless suburb where everyone stays indoors or in their backyards, and ventures out for literally every activity (unlikely to be interacting with the same community in many contexts), everyone lives, works, and plays in a densely built city, likely doing all of the above in a few city blocks and interacting with the same people in many contexts. In my experience, having lived in incredibly dense cities and incredibly sparse rural areas, I agree with New Urbanists (but I do certainly see the pros and cons of each style of living).