On one hand urban planners tells us density is the future and inevitable for American cities to not fall behind and . On the other hand the fastest growing cit

On one hand urban planners tells us density is the future and inevitable for American cities to not fall behind and . On the other hand the fastest growing cities in the US are the low density type: Houston, Raleigh, Phoenix, etc. Cheap housing and easy growth, and new vehicle technologies (hybrid, electric) are challenging the transit energy advantage. Most cities have a hard time building new housing and becoming more dense after a certain stage (SF) and a large proportion of the lower-class workers starts to commute as they are priced out of their workplace. http://www.newgeography.com/content/003629-houston-rising-why-next-great-american-cities-aren-t-what-you-think http://www.newgeography.com/content/003629-houston-rising-wh... The author has his biases, but offers a different perspective from the mainstream.