This is a perfectly fine idea if you currently have an okay housing market. But a lot of cities are so far behind that they need a lot more very quickly. You n

This is a perfectly fine idea if you currently have an okay housing market. But a lot of cities are so far behind that they need a lot more very quickly. You need more radical rezoning to actually help people soon for that. Of course, the most likely outcome is politicians hemming and hawing some more, putting forth grossly inadequate solutions, and passing the buck to the next generation, as is tradition.