Re:Facing housing crisis, L.A. voters back duplexes in singl...
by riku_iki on Thursday December 02, 2021 @02:06PM
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> LA is already building various large expansions of public transit
which suffers from many difficulties and cost overruns because of existing layout.
I think it would be more cost efficient to build another city/town nearby from the ground, and people decide where they want to live given differences in cost and lifestyle.
Re:Facing housing crisis, L.A. voters back duplexes in singl...
by bluGill on Thursday December 02, 2021 @02:34PM
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On paper. However in the real world cities are only built next to other cities. You could build a "perfect" city like LA in ability to support population and jobs in Oklahoma for pretty cheap - but nobody will come.
That is ignoring the fact that in our perfect city above, just a few years later we will discover something new we forgot to account for and now our city is imperfect.
- LA is already building various large expansions of public transit, as well as walking/biking infrastructure.
- Generally the shops basically come along with the housing. "Activating" the ground floor - putting retail or other public uses into the ground floor of buildings that are residential above is standard practice when building those taller residential buildings along main arteries, on busy corners, and so on.