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There is no shortage of land in this country. Why not just build out housing in areas that are actually low density, rather than forcing people to live in cramm
by SpaghettiCthulu 3y ago
There is no shortage of land in this country. Why not just build out housing in areas that are actually low density, rather than forcing people to live in crammed cities with high rises everywhere?
- supertrope 3y agoWhy do animals crowd around food sources and not spread out into the desert? Land has little value by itself. It's proximity to jobs and services that drives lot value (and permits to build on it). There's a spectrum of housing between high rises and single family houses. Legalizing duplexes, townhouses, condos, fourplexes, etc. would relieve a lot of the housing shortage. And if someone wants to build a high rise on a arterial street to downtown, that is a good fit. Do we want to actually fix housing shortages or do we value the "character of the neighborhood" more?