> It's not something that's affordable for the median household income though. Unless you have building codes that encourages the same type of domiciles as 'th

> It's not something that's affordable for the median household income though. Unless you have building codes that encourages the same type of domiciles as 'the city'. The Roncesvalles neighbourhood of Toronto used to be a suburb of "the city", but now it is in the city, and the houses have big lots, lanes/garages, and plenty of square footage: * https://www.google.com/maps/place/200+Geoffrey+St,+Toronto,+ON https://www.google.com/maps/place/200+Geoffrey+St,+Toronto,+... They're expensive now because urban living is cool again, but up until the late-1990s/early-2000s, land was not that expensive "in the city": urban living was generally considered only for immigrants, and the WASPs lived out in the 'burbs. For some stuff that's a little less palatial, just go up the street for some good examples: * https://www.google.com/maps/place/50+Geoffrey+St,+Toronto,+ON https://www.google.com/maps/place/50+Geoffrey+St,+Toronto,+O... There's no technical reason why areas/neighbourhoods couldn't be built like that again.