> Already, people lead full lives in big global cities like New York and London without any of the trappings of what passed for normality in the middle of the 20th century, like a detached house with a yard and no racial minorities or working-class people within sight. The rest will adapt to this reality, just as early 20th century urbanites adapted to the reality of suburbanization a generation later.
What patronising guff. Some people love city living, a lot can't stand it. You may be happy to live without a back yard and without your own space, that doesn't mean that we all will, nor does it mean that many of those already in cities aren't already compromising.
Yes, let's build train networks. No, let's not pretend that means everyone will be happy to live in a box ten floors up, or that this is somehow inevitable.