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What? You said it's either build this or build thousands and thousands of homes sprawled across many miles. Where's the land for those thousands of homes comi
by admax88qqq 5y ago
What?
You said it's either build this or build thousands and thousands of homes sprawled across many miles.
Where's the land for those thousands of homes coming from?
- epistasis 5y agoBuilding sprawl on green fields is the default, it's legal nearly everywhere. Head out past the current exurban boundaries, and it's easy to plop down acres of single unit housing structures. These tall buildings are illegal nearly everywhere, and most importantly, they are illegal where they make sense to build, near job centers. This difference, between what is legal and what is illegal to build, is why the alternative to these towers is sprawl. There is no other plot of land where they could be built, but people still need housing.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y agoIt's bought, and developed in ways that would/will not be stoppable by regular NIMBY-style activity, because the SFH etc. model is well inside current zoning.