One of the reasons we feel that density is a conspiracy is near pathological attempts to impose it everywhere.
Scott Weiner’s obsession with removing zoning everywhere in CA is a perfect case. If he said “We want to improve the living experience in existing cities through density” that would be one thing.
One of the reasons we feel that density is a conspiracy is near pathological attempts to impose it everywhere.
Scott Weiner’s obsession with removing zoning everywhere in CA is a perfect case. If he said “We want to improve the living experience in existing cities through density” that would be one thing.
But he successfully pushes laws that remove local control of small rural towns that don’t drive density. It is insane.
The densityphiles always miss one critical dimension: some humans, like me, really really really hate having tons of people around. It is not that I don’t like people, it is that I am extremely oversensitive and introverted, and cities and crowds make me incredibly anxious.
I love cities - to visit. And I appreciate their value. Density drives so many important things. But diversity is just as important, and non-density is incredibly valuable.
One of the reasons we feel that density is a conspiracy is near pathological attempts to impose it everywhere.
Scott Weiner’s obsession with removing zoning everywhere in CA is a perfect case. If he said “We want to improve the living experience in existing cities through density” that would be one thing.
But he successfully pushes laws that remove local control of small rural towns that don’t drive density. It is insane.
The densityphiles always miss one critical dimension: some humans, like me, really really really hate having tons of people around. It is not that I don’t like people, it is that I am extremely oversensitive and introverted, and cities and crowds make me incredibly anxious.
I love cities - to visit. And I appreciate their value. Density drives so many important things. But diversity is just as important, and non-density is incredibly valuable.