Why it is so hard to conceptualize building a *new* city that *doesn’t* sprawl? Just build a city with row houses, parks and shops in walking distance from the housing! The entirety of the world is built like this – why does this failure seem to be a uniquely American phenomenon?
Not a single time in this article glorifying the need for sprawl to address the US's affordable housing crisis is there a mention of the vast transportation costs of sprawling living patterns. Nor is there mention of the fact that sprawl is directly linked to disinvestment in urban cores.
Why it is so hard to conceptualize building a *new* city that *doesn’t* sprawl? Just build a city with row houses, parks and shops in walking distance from the housing! The entirety of the world is built like this – why does this failure seem to be a uniquely American phenomenon?
“Defeat has a long history of inspiring honest reflection in politics. In this time of frustration and anxiety for Democrats, they should give it a try,” the editorial board writes.