> The only way to fix it is to set planning rules strictly at the national level You don't even need centralized planning. Just implement a proper land value t

> The only way to fix it is to set planning rules strictly at the national level You don't even need centralized planning. Just implement a proper land value tax [0] so that the desirability of a plot of land has to be commensurately paid for by the owner. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_value_tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_value_tax