This is ludicrous. We are currently undergoing one of the largest changes in how people live in the developed world since the public housing boom at the end of

This is ludicrous. We are currently undergoing one of the largest changes in how people live in the developed world since the public housing boom at the end of the Second World War. We are on the precipice of the end of the age of the office. Apologies because I don't have access to the raw data or know how US Census data is structured but from the 2020 census (I know that I have missed Queens/Staten Island, Jersey City and that Counties don't equate to cities in the US but the portal sucks): COUNTY per sq mile NY, NY 74781 KG, NY 39438 BX, NY 34920 SF, CA 18629 SU, MA 13698 PH, PA 11937 BT, MA 7235 CK, IL 5583 It's the most densely populated county outside of New York. There are problems in American Urbanism. Single family zoning is a big one. But it's overly reductionist to put it down to single family zoning. The fact is SF has a whole heap of factors driving demand. If you think that it will become more affordable you're wrong. What we will see is the cheapest possible highest profitability developments. Apartments and neighbourhoods for adults with no children and the super wealthy. There will be no medium density because there is no one group for whom it is maximum amenity. The wealthy don't care because they can just by nice luxury apartments in the brave new world. Individuals/Families with adults and no children and property developers are fine with small apartments. The majority of families would prefer the status quo. You will end up with cheap shitty apartments maxing the quota for affordable housing, luxury many roomed penthouses making up the quota for family dwellings, and you will end up with a city with no children and truly not an improvement per dollar on housing affordability and amenity. San Francisco is a victim of its own success. Rather than attempt to create demand elsewhere through a rethinking of American Urbanism they want to cram more people into the most densely populated county outside of NYC.