Re:The New American Homeless
by DoreenMichele on Saturday August 24, 2019 @01:28PM
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Our current issues in the US are partly due to tearing down a million SROs and largely zoning out of existence the ability to create the type of housing being called "Missing Middle" housing.
In the 1950s, the average new house was 1200 sqft and held 3.5 people. Today, the average new house is about twice that size and holds one less person.
We simply no longer build or even allow small spaces in a walkable urban fabric where you can live without a car. The few that have been grandfathered in tend to be very expensive because it's such a wonderful quality of life and we don't build like that anymore.
In the 1950s, the average new house was 1200 sqft and held 3.5 people. Today, the average new house is about twice that size and holds one less person.
We simply no longer build or even allow small spaces in a walkable urban fabric where you can live without a car. The few that have been grandfathered in tend to be very expensive because it's such a wonderful quality of life and we don't build like that anymore.