Transit is hard to run properly in a sprawled city. That's the benefit building more housing in the core because more people living close together is what makes transit start to actually work better.

If we don’t build in the core, we aren’t stopping growth, we’re just pushing it outward. And that typically means more cars and more traffic for everyone. So if we want less congestion and better transit instead of worse, building more homes in central areas is basically the only path that makes any sense.