[howenterprisey]

The argument that density puts stress on people to move _towards_ that density seems to me to have the direction of causation reversed. People look at prices when they move, not density.

[cyberax]

No. I have the causality arrow correct. Density forces people to move, it acts as a black hole of misery.

The _main_ reason people move ever closer to Downtowns is economic. They _have_ to do it, because that's where the high-paying jobs are.