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My point is to stop obsessing over Amsterdam, San Francisco, New York...whichever dense city that can never ever meet demand. Stop defining the housing problem
by fleddr 4y ago
My point is to stop obsessing over Amsterdam, San Francisco, New York...whichever dense city that can never ever meet demand. Stop defining the housing problem based on the exceptions.
- dublinben 4y agoWhy can't Amsterdam (5000 people / km2) be as dense as San Francisco (7000/km2)? Why can't San Francisco be as dense as New York City (11000/km2)? Why can't New York City be as dense as Barcelona or Seoul (16000/km2)? These are the most productive cities, with the most opportunities, and more people want to move there. Why should they be forced to live in less desirable places?
- fleddr 4y agoYou're still doing it...obsessing over a tiny amount of places. "The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation — the national housing agency — said in a June report that close to 19 million housing units will be needed by 2030." Widen your view! These 19 million homes aren't going to be built in 1 or 2 cities.
- asdff 4y agoPeople cite these cities because they are recognizable, but the hallmarks of the housing crisis are felt all over. Prices are rising even in cheap places like the midwest, because even in those places the rate of new construction is not high enough to meet demand, so prices rise as people bid on limited inventory.
- fleddr 4y agoExactly, and that was the only point I was trying to make: it's a widespread issue. Some people are so stuck in the giant city "NIMBY" narrative that anything outside that narrow scope simply doesn't seem to exist (or matter).