Talk:Compact city

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I think that this article covers a fair amount of material. Although the article mentions many important terms, it fails to expand on them. One of the ways in which I think you could improve this article would be to discuss the cultural side of it. This atricle touches a lot on transportation but mentions very little on the concept of "mixed use". Although the concept of a "compact city" is often recognized for the ways in which it would benefit humans and the environment, I think it is important to address the many issues that could arise with implementation. First and foremost, it is important to address the costs associated with implementation. A good source to address this question would be http://enviroscope.iges.or.jp/contents/APEIS/RISPO/spo/pdf/sp4102.pdf. Furthermore, I think it would be important to include questions which have been addressed by planners. A helpful source for this would be http://books.google.ca/books?id=ZAeZti784w4C&pg=PA185&lpg=PA185&dq=issues+associated+with+a+compact+city&source=bl&ots=1Sbt5O30wA&sig=zj0r8FqbH4jCYuviWqkF3vk3vZ0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=M-RfT_SpBKbY0QHp9f2xBw&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=issues%20associated%20with%20a%20compact%20city&f=false. Hope this helps! Avpreston (talk) 00:22, 14 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This article seems to mainly address transportation issues by utilizing compact city urban planning. Lets expand the potential benefits of more efficient use of resources, and apply that concept to utility infrastructure as well. Please consider this as an addition to the topic. Utilities: Similarly to the way urban densification can reduce per capita car use, denser communities will usually result in more efficient use of other utility infrastructure, such as water, gas, and sewer systems, communications and electricity distribution systems. Simply by reducing costs by serving more people using less material goods. In the long term, less infrastructure to build and maintain should result in less taxes associated with their upkeep and replacement. 73.153.120.208 (talk) 03:16, 28 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]