reach for the lower-middle-class

Increases in urban density tend to push up land values. Housing, therefore, gets costlier and out of reach for the lower-middle-class and the urban poor. The American Community Survey (ACS) for 2019 busted the argument that the densification of urban areas would result in better housing affordability. It establishedthat higher urban densities are associated with worsening housing affordability. In India, this was exemplified by the Delhi Master Plan 2041 which estimated that 85 percent of residents cannot afford regular shelter. High-density cities are most likely to face heavy traffic congestion. In Tom Tom’s latest Traffic Index ranking 2023, London, New York, Paris, Tokyo, Berlin, Mexico City, Rome, Jakarta, Istanbul and Barcelona, all figure among the top 100 cities facing traffic congestion. So do India’s สล็อต