Why urban density is actually good for us (www.straight.com)

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[-] Rocket@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

1200/km² or 3200/sq.mi.

At first you had me thinking, there is no way 1,200/km² is very densely-populated. That's like small town where everyone has a big lawn in the front and a pool in the back kind of numbers. But then I read 3,200/sq mi and realized you flipped the units.

That said, even 1,200/km² is perfectly dense enough to allow walkability to everything if done right. But the appeal of being a farmer is too great for the average person. They want to have to get into a vehicle every time they go to do something.

[-] ttmrichter@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Flipped the units? I've never seen density measures as km²/person! Where are you seeing density measured as area per person?

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

But the appeal of being a farmer is too great for the average person. They want to have to get into a vehicle every time they go to do something.

We're getting to the point where that's neither here nor there because however much they want that, people can't afford it.

[-] Rocket@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That is true, but they are not going to down without a fight. Which is why we are seeing more and more "But please sir, if I can't have car, at least how about a new train? I can't be seen walking like pleb."