Re:Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World...
by danans on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @06:52PM
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> Because I'd rather that density increase by replacing dilapidated buildings or ones that are actually in need of improvement.
People looking for housing in dense cities value location and access. Sometimes that means a house gets replaced.
Dilapidated buildings are replaced with housing all the time, but only when the land they occupy is desirable for housing due to its desirable location. Just think of all the old centrally located decaying warehouses converted into condos in your city of choice.
The alternative, building in areas people don't want to live, isn't going to happen soon. It was tried, most recently in the years before 2008.
People looking for housing in dense cities value location and access. Sometimes that means a house gets replaced.
Dilapidated buildings are replaced with housing all the time, but only when the land they occupy is desirable for housing due to its desirable location. Just think of all the old centrally located decaying warehouses converted into condos in your city of choice.
The alternative, building in areas people don't want to live, isn't going to happen soon. It was tried, most recently in the years before 2008.