Building more housing isn't this horrible cross we must bear. New homes and neighbors are not pollution. This crisis is an opportunity for richer lives: more housing options, more choice in how you get to work, more shops and services and restaurants, etc.
This is the story we should be telling: Imagine a world where your loved ones don't have to move away to find affordable housing. Where you can walk to a cafe or a barbershop, or maybe start one. Where there's no one sleeping in a tent or a car on your street. Is that so bad?
@mnolangray No to mention expanding the tax base by building new housing will help keep property taxes low for those expecting assessed values to increase in the near future
@mnolangray My city was sued for not building more housing, they sued the state in return - stalemate. They complain it’ll bring duplexes & “renters” which will lower property value & explode a traffic/parking problem. They want homeless out of sight out of mind with no ideas to help anyone
@mnolangray @IronEconomist More housing would also be an opportunity for more innovative housing. Architects have been prototyping new materials and techniques for at least 30 years, but construction codes tend to be conservative and restrictive.
@mnolangray @IronEconomist Was cycling around london city this morning andnits so depressing how dead and empty it is on the weekends when its got such nice historic buildings. We should build a shit ton of flats there.
@mnolangray I'm very curious if a rise in regulations has created this situation we're in by making these kinds of smaller properties unprofitable for a builder. Any clue?
@mnolangray @irapolis I’m always struck by the lack of vision pedaled by “the opposition” as they mostly just argue against reform without saying much about outcomes.