Re:Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell develope...
by specialist on Monday December 02, 2019 @09:46AM
(#21682716)
Please don't sour the discourse by providing a false choice.
There are a lot of options (opportunities) between residential zoned single family dwellings with huge setbacks and love hotels.
Simply progressively incrementally upzoning areas, on a fixed 30 year schedule, is The Correct Answer. So that (for instance) Seattle would go from 75% zoned residential today to 70% in 2050.
That kind of long term planning makes the market predictable and protects current owner's investment and plans. eg Maybe someone wants to stay in their house until their kids go off to college, or stay in their house during their golden years, and it'd be nice to know they can afford to stay.
There are a lot of options (opportunities) between residential zoned single family dwellings with huge setbacks and love hotels.
Simply progressively incrementally upzoning areas, on a fixed 30 year schedule, is The Correct Answer. So that (for instance) Seattle would go from 75% zoned residential today to 70% in 2050.
That kind of long term planning makes the market predictable and protects current owner's investment and plans. eg Maybe someone wants to stay in their house until their kids go off to college, or stay in their house during their golden years, and it'd be nice to know they can afford to stay.