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Zoning is not construction regulation. I don't think OP meant don't build housing with fire escapes or certified electricians. To the traffic point I believe y
by diordiderot 3y ago
Zoning is not construction regulation. I don't think OP meant don't build housing with fire escapes or certified electricians.
To the traffic point I believe you may have what young urbanists uncharitably called car brain.
Less zoning -> more density -> fewer cars -> fewer deaths. Pedestrian safety a lagging effect unfortunately
- svnt 3y agoOP: “Zoning laws mean you can’t just build large volumes of cheap accommodation.” Building codes prevent cheap housing more than zoning laws. It sure seemed like a marginally-informed rant to me. I live on a street that attempted to convert grass-roots to a bike greenway. I don’t think I have car brain. Zoning is useful, but imperfect. It sounds like we’d agree to be against nimby residential protections of high-end housing, but that’s not what OP said. I didn’t realize OP’s post was just a dog whistle.
- diordiderot 3y ago> Building codes prevent cheap housing more than zoning laws. IMHO dense housing is cheap housing. Zoning groups(verb) anti-density regulations like lot setbacks & height restrictions