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Wait, but NotJustBikes keeps telling us that density is good.

• lmm 1y ago
  Dense is good. You'll notice that the drop in fertility matches up with the generation that grew up in the suburbs.
  • cyberax 1y ago
    Not quite. Baby boomers are mostly explained by delayed births due to the Great Depression, and then by greatly improved living condition in the newly settled suburbs: https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-baby-boom-saw-a-sharp-rise-in-the-fertility-rate-in-the-united-states https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-baby-boom-saw-a... But the current drop below the replacement rate is all due to increased density. If you look at the stats, the urbanization percent stayed flat. However, more and more people are moving into a smaller and smaller set of large cities.
  • stackedinserter 1y ago
    That's why suburbs are (relatively) full of kids, but dense urban areas look like vasectomy sanctuaries.