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Tangential, but I think people would be happier if they biked and walked more. Especially walking is proven over and over to improve quality of life. It's a sha
by toxik 6y ago
Tangential, but I think people would be happier if they biked and walked more. Especially walking is proven over and over to improve quality of life. It's a shame, really.
- epistasis 6y agoI walk to work, or at least I did before the pandemic started. In terms of job satisfaction I'd probably give it a $20-$40k/year premium for jobs with identical technical interests but different salaries. The increased cost of housing close to work probably eats that up, but that could be solved if shifted from density maximums to density minimums in the zoning code.
- bobthepanda 6y agoMinimums probably would mostly just increase the amount of abandoned fallow lots because they're not viable to develop in any form. All cities need to do is loosen their belts, and loosening zoning belts doesn't mean "become Manhattan", but rather just allowing townhouses, duplexes, triplets, and generally low rise <6 floor buildings, which were fairly common everywhere in cities prior to the introduction of zoning.
- epistasis 6y agoA minimum of a duplex or triplex would mean a ton of redevelopment here. Main thing is that there's a massive oversupply of single family homes, with 4-5 people rooming up to fill them and make rent. If we had more 1-2 bedroom units a lot of people would be made a lot happier.
- bobthepanda 6y agoBut a minimum might just convince people to not develop their land at all, if they don't think they could get a reasonable return on a duplex or triplex. An empty lot or a house beyond repair is better off as a SFH than not getting developed at all.