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> there is a strong preference in a large percentage of the population for suburban and rural style homes and light business areas. We build a ton of that and o
by _dain_ 5y ago
> there is a strong preference in a large percentage of the population for suburban and rural style homes and light business areas. We build a ton of that and often very quickly.
Because that's the only thing you can build. The zoning regulations don't let anything else happen easily. You can't reason from this that this is what people actually prefer.
- sokoloff 5y agoYou can't reason that that's what most people prefer, but it likewise seems clear that if most people in some town/city did prefer something else, the zoning laws would be changed.
- BlargMcLarg 5y agoIn a world where there is little to no friction and no incentives to prolong the changing of those laws, yes. Unfortunately, that is not the world we live in. Even something as simple as wanting to change it but seeing the immense amount of effort to try and get it noticed is enough to dissuade most people from trying.
- _dain_ 5y agoNo, that isn't clear at all. Bad and unpopular laws can remain on the books for a long time if there is a politically powerful minority who benefits from them. Also it might just be that most people don't even know about the problem.
- api 5y agoThere's a huge generational divide here. When Gen-X and younger people get control of city governments you'll see this shift.
- imtringued 5y agoCalifornia changed zoning laws recently...