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"Fixation on anything other than housing supply is fixating on irrelevant noise. That includes density." That's like "fixating" on the money supply. Sure, havi
by timr 8y ago
"Fixation on anything other than housing supply is fixating on irrelevant noise. That includes density."
That's like "fixating" on the money supply. Sure, having more of it lowers prices. The point is: how do you get there? What are the side-effects of your proposal? These are not simple questions.
Fixating on zoning, at the exclusion of all other considerations, is a facile answer.
- saosebastiao 8y agoZoning is the primary means by which supply is restricted in the US. That isn't facile, that is ordinary root cause analysis and reasoning in action. Japan is proof that zoning doesn't have to represent a restriction on housing supply. But don't just dismiss Tokyo because you think other cultural factors are at play: Montreal, Chicago, Dallas, Calgary, and plentiful other US/Canadian cities have confirmed what Tokyo has already taught us.