Dense, Denser, Denser Still

Perceptions can mislead when it comes to units per acre.

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September 6, 2002, 12:00 PM PDT

"It's hard to believe what the land-use contrarians have been telling us for years: that Los Angeles is one of the densest places in the U.S. But that's what USA Today reported last February after ranking the Census Bureau's metropolitan statistical areas according to the percentage of population living at densities of over 1,000 per square mile. L.A. came out on top, denser than New York, Chicago, or San Francisco."

Thanks to Planning Magazine

FULL STORY: Dense, Denser, Denser Still

Thursday, August 15, 2002 in Planning Magazine

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