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Subscriber only. Douglas Todd: Is higher density making Metro Vancouver residents happier? Nope!

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Douglas Todd: Will higher density make Metro Vancouver residents happier? Studies say: Not likely

"Average levels of subjective well-being have been shown to fall as population size and population density increase,” says one UN Happiness study.

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City councillors in Vancouver, which was already the most dense city in Canada a decade ago, have in recent years........

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