Transportation costs my be cheap now, but consider what would happen if fuel prices rose or the cost of containing the pollution produced through the transporta

Transportation costs my be cheap now, but consider what would happen if fuel prices rose or the cost of containing the pollution produced through the transportation increased. New Urbanists aren't saying yards are a waste of precious urban land. They don't really even say urban land is "precious". They mostly just think living in closer proximity to others is good for the economy, the environment and people's social lives.