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Uh, I think it's both. Have you been to Houston TX? Housing is cheap there for a large city. They also happen to often have 10 story buildings right up next to
by DubiousPusher 6y ago
Uh, I think it's both. Have you been to Houston TX? Housing is cheap there for a large city. They also happen to often have 10 story buildings right up next to single family homes.
- dublinben 6y agoHouston is only a "cheap" city if you look at housing costs but not transportation costs. The ridiculous sprawl of Houston increases transportation costs so much that it is actually less affordable than "expensive" cities like New York City.[0][1] This doesn't even take into account the externalities of the higher emissions that come from living in a car-dependent place. [0] https://htaindex.cnt.org/fact-sheets/?lat=29.7604267&lng=-95.3698028&focus=place&gid=25649#fs https://htaindex.cnt.org/fact-sheets/?lat=29.7604267&lng=-95... [1] https://htaindex.cnt.org/fact-sheets/?lat=40.7127753&lng=-74.0059728&focus=place&gid=16861#fs https://htaindex.cnt.org/fact-sheets/?lat=40.7127753&lng=-74...
- DubiousPusher 6y agoI'm not making the case that Houston is a good solution to the housing problem. My whole point is that Houston is evidence of what happens when you ignore most preferential factors and just build. I've enjoyed visiting there but the city is aesthetically unappealing, feels vacant of community and yes is a nightmare to traverse.