How Should Urbanists And YIMBYs Think About Small Towns?

Can urbanism as a physical form be separated from urbanism as a worldview?

Angie Schmitt🚶‍♀️has a nice piece out recently titled “How Much of ‘Urbanism’ is Just Mourning the Death of Functional Small Towns?”

I think urbanists should embrace these [small town] examples, which offer community and walkability to people who are living more average lifestyles in the U.S., that don’t come with the baggage of exclusivity that hangs over Brooklyn or Sa…