The US population has also grown by over 50% since 1965 or so. That’s a lot more competition for land. The percent of Americans living in urban areas has also

The US population has also grown by over 50% since 1965 or so. That’s a lot more competition for land. The percent of Americans living in urban areas has also grown over time. Together we have more American competing for limited urban real estate. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Percent-of-US-Population-living-in-Cities-1790-to-1970-We-include-the-percent-of_fig1_338607779 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Percent-of-US-Population...