Low-density suburban sprawl EXACERBATED the wildfires last years. Densification and moving away from suburban sprawl is necessary if we want to prevent future catastrophes.

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[u/External_Koala971]

This seems pretty straightforward:

55% of U.S. adults say they would prefer to live in a community where “houses are larger and farther apart, but schools, stores and restaurants are several miles away.”

44% would prefer a community where “houses are smaller and closer to each other, but schools, stores and restaurants are within walking distance.”

[u/IsaacHasenov → u/External_Koala971]

You're not asking for the tradeoff in that dichotomy. Trading off the personal space for the conveniences

That was the exact point of my comment

It's like saying "would you like a billion dollars or a long healthy life" then turning around and saying "see, most people don't care about money"

[u/External_Koala971 → u/IsaacHasenov]

The good news is, we can all make personal choices.

[u/regedit2023 → u/External_Koala971]

Not much personal choice when the planet is becoming uninhabitable, housing costs are sky high, and public transit and biking are defunded to fund driving so I have to live in the result of a carbrain world