1) A neighborhood with a lot more people in it has important qualitative differences compared to a sprawl suburb. It can be safe, pleasant, and interesting to walk around. It can support local retail and entertainment which do not require driving to access. It can support fast and frequent transit connections to the broader metro. It can support more variation in the age, life situation, and wealth of the households who live there. This is a far cry from “more of the same.”
2) The problem we’re trying to solve here is that the people who would fill those new units to capacity are instead locked (or pushed) out. Of course if that problem is solved they will instead be here. That’s the whole point of making anything cheaper or more abundant. So that more people can enjoy it.
2) The problem we’re trying to solve here is that the people who would fill those new units to capacity are instead locked (or pushed) out. Of course if that problem is solved they will instead be here. That’s the whole point of making anything cheaper or more abundant. So that more people can enjoy it.