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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
They do mandate builders include trees. But when you replace a home that takes up 50 per cent of a property with a building that takes up 80+ per cent, you have much less space for trees. And trees take 30 years to grow to maturity. So higher-density redevelopment of properties with detached homes will often mean tearing out three mature trees and replacing them with one sapling.
That has a cost that goes beyond aesthetics.
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And what do you think the environmental cost of urban sprawl is? Everyone with a yard. Extra commutes by car.
Higher density is far less environmentally damaging and it's not even a close comparison.