Transportation
An Intriguing But Flawed Attack on Smart Growth
A new study claims to "contradict" the premise that density discourages driving — but does it?
From an urban planning perspective, Seoul, Korea, is kind of a tale of two cities: It was the best of driving incentives, it was the worst of driving incentives.
On one hand the Seoul metro area is incredibly suburban. In 1989, the Korean government established five new suburbs around the city, each situated between 12 and 17 miles from the central business district. Since that time people and jobs have flocked outward from the city center in droves. That should mean more driving.