Amsterdam

Oh, most definitely, the way we develop cities in America is fundamentally flawed.

Are you familiar with the work of Charles Marohn and his organization Strong Towns?

Yes, as a matter of fact, I am

Frick no

Can I ask why?

The more people there are in an area, the less space there is for each of them. Plus, we have the land we need to avoid making places denser. America is huge.

1. That's not necessarily a bad thing. It's hardly like everyone needs to live in an expansive single family home, and drive a car along a congested urban freeway to get to work. Even suburbs can be made denser, just by doing things like narrowing streets and reducing minimum setback requirements
2. Sure, there's enough space, but there's already stuff there, like lakes and deserts, which you can't build on unless you have an incredibly wealthy monarchy. There are also things like forests, which are valuable ecosystems, and religious sites
Conclusion: Unless you have the political will to turn America into 1 giant suburb, you might as well make them more liveable and dense

A lot of them are dense......the only reason more aren't is the lack of decent public transit........the ones that are really dense (NYC, LA, Chicago, Philly) have strong public transit systems

So do you think stronger public transport should be built to encourage more dense, mid-rise living?

Thats the reason why European cities are dense.....the best public transport in the world is located in just about every major European city.....and Ive been on a few.......

I'll take that as a yes

No

May I ask why?