"Invariably, the most attractive and vibrant communities are higher density..."

Then why is it that people continue to aspire to single family homes, with more space, not less?

I had this argument with an "urban planner" a few years back: in essence he was arguing that people driving the demand for the "white picket fence home" don't really want what they appear to want and must simply be "educated" about what they really want.

A premise which is just as insane now as it was then.