New Taxes and Higher Density Aren't Fixing Vancouver's Housing Problem

Re:New Taxes and Higher Density Aren't Fixing Vancouver's Ho... by majormajor on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @11:26PM (#19865110)

I think "just build denser housing" is tomorrow's "let's just add lanes to the freeways."

We have to consider the whole system - jobs, office space, etc. If more housing just makes a healthy job market grow even faster in a loop, you've changed a lot just to stand still affordability-wise.

Do we really need ever-growing city centers vs some more disperse way of working and living?

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Re:New Taxes and Higher Density Aren't Fixing Vancouver's Ho... by magila on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @11:38PM (#19865161)

Even in the unlikely event that prices did stay the same after building massively more housing, it would still mean a whole lot more people able to live in a highly desirable area.

Who are you to tell people where and how they should work and live?

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