No, small homes are great. 

I consider condos and townhomes to be shoeboxes. 

My point is who gets to decide what is the optimal use of land and who gives them the authority. If the market demands condos and townhomes because they are more affordable then so be it. If the market is incentivizing people with huge lots to subdivide so be it, but I don't like the idea of "we are the government and we are here to fix housing for you". 

How the government solves housing crises:

"The concept of communal apartments grew in Russia and the Soviet Union as a response to a housing crisis in urban areas; authorities presented them as the product of the 'new collective vision of the future'. 

grayruby

culture

Why do we all have lawns?

is a shoebox a small home in your view? or one that juts right up against a neighbor’s property?

if it’s the former, suburb homes could expand their footprint rather than subdivide and shrink their overall land size.