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Why do we need to lower our expectations now? Single family homes are what most people want. Why jam people into apartments if they don’t want to live in them?

Why do we need to lower our expectations now? Single family homes are what most people want. Why jam people into apartments if they don’t want to live in them? All houses should be cheap imo - it is just a few cheap sticks and some plastic after all. Some cities obviously have no room to expand so the only option is higher density. Where that is not the case, build single family homes en mass until anyone can afford one. I’m a home owner now but would rather see people be able to afford what they want than to see my own 2x4s appreciate.

resonantjacket5 4y ago
To clarify the issue isn't really shortage of single family homes by itself but single family homes nearby amenities (jobs etc...) Which while one can build massive freeways (Los Angeles, Atlanta etc...) eventually you'll run out of land a circular radius or end up having to build ever larger freeways to reach those suburbs.
- osigurdson 4y ago
  I'm not sure if the massive freeways will really be needed. If a significant portion of people can work from home, I don't see much reason for it. I think the ideal future for many is single family homes in a resort like setting. If you are already where you want to be, there are fewer reasons to drive to other places.
  - Gigachad 4y ago
    That’s miserable for kids because they will always be too far from their friends at school and will be stuck at home with nothing but video games and tiktok. When I was in school most of my friends lived in the inner suburbs and had good access to public transport so they could all meet up in the city and do things, while I was further out in an arguably richer area but without public transport so I was stuck inside missing out.
Retric 4y ago
Many people don’t actually want single family homes. In my 20’s I was regularly on the lookout for efficiencies but I could rarely find them. It wasn’t about cost I just liked the layout more.
- osigurdson 4y ago
  That is fair, no issues as long as we are building what people want - not what city councillors believe is best for everyone other than themselves.

resonantjacket5 4y ago

To clarify the issue isn't really shortage of single family homes by itself but single family homes nearby amenities (jobs etc...) Which while one can build massive freeways (Los Angeles, Atlanta etc...) eventually you'll run out of land a circular radius or end up having to build ever larger freeways to reach those suburbs.

osigurdson 4y ago
I'm not sure if the massive freeways will really be needed. If a significant portion of people can work from home, I don't see much reason for it. I think the ideal future for many is single family homes in a resort like setting. If you are already where you want to be, there are fewer reasons to drive to other places.
- Gigachad 4y ago
  That’s miserable for kids because they will always be too far from their friends at school and will be stuck at home with nothing but video games and tiktok. When I was in school most of my friends lived in the inner suburbs and had good access to public transport so they could all meet up in the city and do things, while I was further out in an arguably richer area but without public transport so I was stuck inside missing out.

Retric 4y ago

Many people don’t actually want single family homes. In my 20’s I was regularly on the lookout for efficiencies but I could rarely find them. It wasn’t about cost I just liked the layout more.

osigurdson 4y ago
That is fair, no issues as long as we are building what people want - not what city councillors believe is best for everyone other than themselves.