> Europe is behind on a lot of safety infrastructure compared to the US. That's a rather sweeping statement. > and for-profit zoning that has led to the curre

> Europe is behind on a lot of safety infrastructure compared to the US. That's a rather sweeping statement. > and for-profit zoning that has led to the current lack of mid-rise affordable housing. Yes, it's a complicated issue with tons of causes, but what this site is saying is that the requirement for a second stairwell skews the economy of building mid-rises so much that they become unfeasible for developers (In Ontario) even if all the other factors were to be fixed. And so you're stuck with either high-rises or single-story buildings.