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Originally Posted by zrx299
Not everyone wants to live in a high rise, or Manhattan-ize every neighborhood.
There's nothing wrong with human-scaled development. Washington DC is a great example. It feels like a European city.
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It's funny you bring up Washington DC, because Washington DC is, frankly, awful. The lack of density in the urban core has led to massive amounts of sprawl out to neighboring states.
The result?
https://wtop.com/traffic/2017/04/dc-...te-in-america/
Austin already has tremendous problems with transportation. The only long-term solution is to build
upwards. Dense, walkable neighborhoods is how you become a world-class city. Can't do that by sprinkling boring mid-rises all over the place.