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The costs of living in a high density city probably eat up more Capital than the costs of transit in one of these suburban cities.
by godzillabrennus 6y ago
The costs of living in a high density city probably eat up more Capital than the costs of transit in one of these suburban cities.
- jeromegv 6y agoYes, but it's a failure of zoning. It's totally absurd that anyone that wants a job in a low density city NEEDS to spend thousands of dollar just to get to their job. This is poverty trap. Tons of places don't have that issue.
- astrange 6y agoTokyo is cheap, because they build enough housing. This happens even though Japanese landlords are discriminatory and abusive (eg requiring you pay them an extra month's rent as "key money" when you move in for no apparent reason.)
- thebean11 6y agoNot too different from 99% of management companies in the US stealing the majority of your security deposit.
- mikem170 6y agoI've read that Japanese zoning regulations are federal laws, and based on population density. As the population in an area increases the building heights are allowed to increase. Also it is allowable to convert industrial to commercial, and commercial to residential, etc.
- mikem170 6y agoActually the density of taxpayers in suburbs may not be enough over time to maintain their infrastructure like roads and sewers. Residents in both places pay for their housing units but share the costs for roads, sewers, etc. Denser cities have an advantage in this regard.