New and Old #253
Density and happiness, industrial policy for cosmetics, a Strong Towns/YIMBY crossover, and impossible Atari games
Does density hurt happiness?, Happy Cities, Tristan Cleveland, January 17, 2024
Our clearest result is that density is not associated with lower happiness. People can be happy in single family homes, duplexes, townhomes, or high-density apartment buildings. And they can be unhappy in these places.
What does matter for wellbeing is whether people have acce…