Letter: Opposing density will backfire on Utahns

Tony Semerad's housing density article underscores the need for Utahns to proactively shape, rather than blithely oppose, development. Rising house prices are due to decades of birthrates at least 36 percent higher than the national average, creating significant regional family ties, and business-accommodative policies that are leading to greater industry clustering. This increases land productivity, meaning that leaders just can’t ship spoiled vistas and traffic jams to a less-developed a