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While it is technically true, there's still plenty of vertical space. We've simply made it too hard to build new housing in US cities.
by jnwatson 6y ago
While it is technically true, there's still plenty of vertical space. We've simply made it too hard to build new housing in US cities.
- jjoonathan 6y agoThat's technically true, but horizontal space can be parceled out somewhat independently, vertical space can't, and that's a big deal. You're right that it's a political stumbling block rather than a physical stumbling block, but city housing is expensive everywhere, so it seems appropriate to treat it as an empirical law rather than something that can just be hand-waived away. I'd support efforts to build vertically in a heartbeat, I just don't have high hopes for them.