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I think the primary problem here is the rural-urban migration; people the world over are moving from villages and small towns to large cities for work and other
by esilver 8y ago
I think the primary problem here is the rural-urban migration; people the world over are moving from villages and small towns to large cities for work and other opportunities. This is a truly global phenomenon with the share of people living in cities rising from 55% in 2018 to a projected 68% in 2050. [0]
Housing and transportation policies are secondary in that they have failed to adequately address this first problem.
The solution is entirely new cities built to meet the demands of the twenty-first century.
[0] https://population.un.org/wup/Publications/Files/WUP2018-KeyFacts.pdf https://population.un.org/wup/Publications/Files/WUP2018-Key...
- woah 8y agoWhat’s the point of an entirely new city?
- 0xfaded 8y agoNew cities would also require the friction of moving cities to be as low as possible.
- esilver 8y agoThat friction presents an interesting set of problems. One aspect of the current housing crisis, at least as it exists here in California, is that young people increasingly rent instead of owning. A generation ago home ownership would be a form of lock-in for “legacy” cities. High rents and low home ownership suggest that this lock-in is less of a factor.
- esilver 8y agoCompletely new infrastructure. No entrenched stakeholders with an incentive to block growth.