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1. Housing prices are more reasonable in Brooklyn than in Seattle. 2. Housing prices in Seattle would be more reasonable than they currently are with more supp

1. Housing prices are more reasonable in Brooklyn than in Seattle. 2. Housing prices in Seattle would be more reasonable than they currently are with more supply of housing. 3. NIMBYism is absolutely the problem in Seattle. Upzone everything to have a minimum density requirement of 4 family, instead of insisting that 70%+ of the city stay in single family zoning. Don't want a duplex in your back yard? Tough. Move. If the entirety of the city core were as dense as average Brooklyn you would have sufficient supply to meet demand. As is you can buy a fixer up apartment in Brooklyn for half the price of a burnt out shell in Seattle. 4. There are more people than ever and they're all coming back from the desolation known as suburbia: Cities simply have to densify in response. You can't keep your city the same size forever.

starik36 5y ago
1. "Slightly" more reasonable. Let's not tell tales. 3. Having lived in NYC, I can tell you that living in Seattle is far more pleasant than Brooklyn with its massive over population. 4. "Cities simply have to densify in response." Your solution is to make it unpleasant for everyone. Got it. There are many other solutions - don't jump to the easiest one.
- crowbahr 5y ago
  > Having lived in NYC, I can tell you that living in Seattle is far more pleasant than Brooklyn with its massive over population. Having also lived in both I deal with needles and aggressive homeless people far less often here than I ever did in Seattle. I have functional public transit. I can also even walk places for food, groceries and entertainment. Don't be such a NIMBY: You're clearly against people having affordable housing. Just move to some shithole suburb and get out of the cities.
  - starik36 5y ago
    > You're clearly against people having affordable housing. You jump to conclusions a lot. I disagree with your solution of making it overcrowded for everyone. There are other solutions. > Just move to some shithole suburb Your language says a lot about you. The reason suburbs exist is because people don't want to live in overcrowded places.

starik36 5y ago

1. "Slightly" more reasonable. Let's not tell tales. 3. Having lived in NYC, I can tell you that living in Seattle is far more pleasant than Brooklyn with its massive over population. 4. "Cities simply have to densify in response." Your solution is to make it unpleasant for everyone. Got it. There are many other solutions - don't jump to the easiest one.

crowbahr 5y ago
> Having lived in NYC, I can tell you that living in Seattle is far more pleasant than Brooklyn with its massive over population. Having also lived in both I deal with needles and aggressive homeless people far less often here than I ever did in Seattle. I have functional public transit. I can also even walk places for food, groceries and entertainment. Don't be such a NIMBY: You're clearly against people having affordable housing. Just move to some shithole suburb and get out of the cities.
- starik36 5y ago
  > You're clearly against people having affordable housing. You jump to conclusions a lot. I disagree with your solution of making it overcrowded for everyone. There are other solutions. > Just move to some shithole suburb Your language says a lot about you. The reason suburbs exist is because people don't want to live in overcrowded places.