anomaly13

ding ding ding

I'd argue anything up to three story apartment buildings, with no/minimal setbacks and no parking minimums, would be good enough. Sixplexes, narrow 3-story townhouses, and 3-story apatments buildings across 4 adjacent SFH lots would go a long way, and is still within a compatible scale.

What would you identify as "pockets of the best"? Parts of Miami?

An important aspect of such compassionate triage would be universal programs such as welfare, increased social security payments, and universal healthcare. That way even if your town has no jobs and you have no retirement fund and no one new is moving in and your children are moving away, you can still live out the rest of your life in dignity in the place you call home.

Yeah. It's enough density to support an actual community with shops and such, while still being as scale with detached houses.