Among the smart growth/sustainability/livability crowd, the concept of "densification" is all the rage. (Think soviet-style apartment blocks for everyone.)
The concept runs as follows: by increasing the density (crowding) of urban areas, public transit makes more sense, people will walk/bike to work, and "sprawl" will be reduced.
As Wendell Cox documents over at New Geography, density has a downside, as well. It turns out that turn-of-the-last-century Lower East Side of Manhattan tenement-style crowding is bad for public health. Who knew?
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