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We need higher density zoning, and better public transport.
Hubs of high density housing joined by good public transport is, IMO, the answer.
Urban sprawl certainly isn't it. And these housing estates where they cram 30 houses on an acre is rubbish. All the negatives is single home ownership without any of the positives.
Also: why the hell doesn't government have more trades on the books? QBuild could be so much more than it is.
All we need is to force businesses out of the cities. IT will solve transport problem big time. There is no need for cities anymore.
Three reasons why cities/'large conglomerations of people and technology' remain necessary,
Communications infrastructure still has large costs. Decentralisation is good, but the costs do increase, there is a balance point between the extremes. Lemmy and the wider fediverse is a great example of a search for that balance point.
Network effects, alone with my own thoughts i'm a scrub with a mug, together with others help those thoughts can become gems.
Company towns, an extreme but possible outcome, are a bad idea. It is a monopoly using geography and societal connections to reduce the competitiveness of your employee base.