^ no, no, no, you're completely reading more into my post than was there.
i was merely explaining why there's a drop-off in density between NYC, LA, chicago, & philly and the others on the list.
i absolutely encourage and applaud the efforts of urbanization taking place in every american city. but we have to be honest, a place like phoenix would not be seen anywhere on the list of america's most populous cities if it didn't exist within a political environment that has allowed it to annex huge swaths of its suburbs. if phoenix were constrained to just 48 sq. miles like boston, it would be a city of a several hundred thousand at most, not one of america's "10 largest cities".
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"Missing middle" housing can be a marvelous middle ground for many middle class families.
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