When it comes to RTD, it's Denver that's heavily subsidized while the suburbs get screwed.  Especially with rail.  The vast majority of light rail rides start and/or end in Denver (usually downtown or DIA).  The suburbs don't even come remotely close to that degree of service, but yet the suburbs pay 77% of the taxes that fund RTD.  The tax really ought to be 2x or 3x bigger in the city of Denver and less in the suburbs.

Who doen't want a walkable neighborhood? The problem is it often conflicts with so many other things people also want, like less crowding, more open space, yards, big houses, quiet neighborhoods, low crime, safe places for their kids to play, etc.

The small town life in a small space works fine when you have 1000 people. But small town life for 3-5 million people requires a helluva lot more space. Which is why suburbs and xburbs exist.