> people want to live in places because there are restrictions on building This is a very strong claim that I would love to see even a smidgen of evidence for.

> people want to live in places because there are restrictions on building This is a very strong claim that I would love to see even a smidgen of evidence for. And I don’t mean “people complain about density at local planning meetings” — that a vocal minority of residents don’t want their own individual neighborhoods to change is not a surprise, but it’s also not the case that most of those people move when density increases are approved.