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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
You know, I think you're actually right here without knowing or intending it in the way you are. More people living in an area will mean more activity and more cars or specifically traffic. One bungalow might have a family of four living in it, but you knock that down in favour of a fourplex, you might end up with four people -- one per dwelling -- or you could theoretically end up with sixteen -- four per dwelling. Now start doing that across more of the neighbourhood and it's potentially a big difference in numbers.
Perhaps someone chose and paid a premium for a high-end, less dense neighbourhood because they got the advantage of being close to the core and having a very short commute without the 'drawbacks' of it being as busy as more built-up areas. Adding density will bugger that up a little. Everything, from just the people living there, to guests coming to visit, to delivery services (Skip, Amazon, etc.), the area will get busier.
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Well, my neighbourhood is one where there aren't cars parked all over the road, and honestly, we love that. I'm completely sure that if you throw in some duplexes and fourplexes in, that changes immediately. And as you note, it would make things more congested making it more difficult to get in/out of the community.