that map is a bit of a joke, really. if you look at Google Earth, Little Rock has a lot of open space, yes, but it's also got some nice density and good height. that map makes it look like one big parking lot.
and having a lot of surface parking is hardly unique to Little Rock. look at other cities of similar size: Des Moines and Boise are almost identical in population to Little Rock (both city and MSA), and all three have quite a few parking lots scattered in their city core. taking a quick tour on Google Earth shows three downtowns of roughly the same footprint and plenty of areas left for new development.
Des Moines probably has the best combination of height and density of the three, but still has room to grow, particularly on the edges. give these three small cities time and those empty lots will eventually be converted into more dense developments as the needs arise.
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