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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The density gang would like to see open space turned into luxury apartments.[/quote]

Why are you this confused?

Density advocates want more density in urban areas so that housing doesn’t eat up every last green space that's left. Anti-sprawl. You literally have things completely backwards![/quote]

Density advocates love to talk about “induced demand” in the context of building roads.  But they never mention the induced demand caused by building more housing. [/quote]

Which then induces demand for roads. It’s funny how no one complained about 270 until there were a bunch of houses upcounty. [/quote]

Housing doesn't induce demand for roads when it's built in places where people can conveniently get where they're going without driving.  I would have thought that went without saying. But you're right, housing does contribute to induced demand for roads when it's built in places where you have to drive to get where you're going. I.e., sprawl/exurban housing.[/quote]

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