I'm in Seattle, where squabbling about density is a pastime enjoyed by people of all political persuasions.

Basically, the urbanites want more density in town, which is good. But they fight against any kind of infrastructure to support that density tooth and nail.

The Vulcan/Lake Union redevelopment is a perfect example of the Seattle schizophrenia. The developer offered twice to turn it into a Central Park kinda thing, if the city would also put up some money. So the city put it to a vote, twice, and it failed, twice. So now it is being heavily developed with biotech, and we are all complaining about the development.

The local alternative paper actually gave grant money to an obstructionist !@$%^&* that doesn't want a major through highway rebuilt, because it is in her neighborhood, even though the highway was there decades before she was. And she is publicly admired! !@#$$ oughta be in jail.

20 years from now, I hope the sensible people rule, and we keep the main arterials, and add some more light rail to them, and get an east/west bike route from North Seattle to Ballard that isn't the Burke-Gilman trail. That is the main problem with our suburbs, they aren't served by rail yet.