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Densification is central to climate action dogma but I wonder how necessary it really is. Perhaps it is to low-energy urbanism what hub-and-spoke was assumed to be for airlines before Southwest showed a different way could work.
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Most of the benefits are block level not agglomeration level. In per capita energy density terms a few blocks of 4-5 story buildings around a Whole Foods and trader joe is probably as good as a metro area high-rise. Don’t need bloody symphonies and football teams everywhere.
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This is the question I've been trying to answer for the past month or so. All I've uncovered so far is more questions. Important to me on many levels. I'll report back in a few years if I figure it out.