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Originally Posted by PDXDENSITY
Density is needed.
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I'm pretty sure you don't understand what density is.
First of all, it's either
Urban Density, or
Population Density, depending on which approach to the conversation you're taking.
Second of all,
density is needed? What does that even mean?
Let's do some grade school math: If Portland's population increases, that means "density" increases. Period. Portland's
land area isn't growing, so... if the number of people in Portland's boundaries increases it means Portland's "density" increases. If Portland's population is 580,000 and 58,000 more people move here, since Portland's boundary isn't expanding, it means Portland's "density" increased by 10%. Again, that's grade school math.
Saying we need "density" is like Noah, before the flood, saying he needs water. The flood is coming. "Density" is coming. Saying we need it shows that you don't understand what "density" is.
Thanks to our urban growth boundary, Portland will infill rather than sprawl out. Hooray for our urban growth boundary!!! We've got guaranteed "density" (urban density or population density). And that's a good thing for us, so long as we figure out how to control the negative aspects that come along with that increased "density."
"Density" causes the price of housing to escalate. Period. It does. It does in NY. It does in San Fran. It does in Boston. It does in Walla Walla. Even in the slums of Beijing or Mumbai, "density" causes the cost of housing to escalate.
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Originally Posted by PDXDENSITY
no, we're not building for non existent people. They will move here. It's where we decide to put them that's important
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Whoa whoa whoa, hold on. Where WE decide to PUT THEM?
Who is this "we" you speak of, and how is it our right to decide where to "put them"?
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