The ideal level of population density could be theoretically infinite - varying less to more parabolically as you approach a city’s center.
35.00% - There's a point where adding more people to a fixed space creates costs faster than benefits — good planning finds that optimum rather than just chasing maximum density.
27.50% - Hong Kong and Taipei demonstrate that high-density urban environments can be highly livable — excellent transit, good public spaces, functioning economies. Density isn't the enemy of quality of life.
22.50% - Rural upbringings can shelter kids from complexity — insulation from different people and ideas leaves them less prepared for the world.
15.00% - Parks, greenways, and open plazas aren't luxuries — density works better when people have space to decompress, and open space belongs in the urban plan, not squeezed out by development pressure.
0.00% - The ideal level of population density could be theoretically infinite - varying less to more parabolically as you approach a city’s center.