I agree with you as well Delts!
I want to expound on your point about choice. Utahns have had the choice of a single family detached home for a long time. Although, there haven't been many options for those of us who prefer to live in walkable transit oriented neighborhoods. Now, with a new focus towards sustainability and efficiency, we are seeing more and more choices in transportation and Housing. However, by comparison, the availability of a single family detached home is substantially higher than any other type of housing. It is likely that in Utah, the cumulative of these other options, would not amount to the accessibility of the detached single family home. This is where I see an injustice to society. Furthermore, the resulting sprawl is an injustice to the environment. I think there should be responsible limits and boundaries to the footprint of a city, depending on the environmental makeup of that location, and the population, and avoid having an excessive availability of single family houses (the least sustainable type of housing).
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