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Re:Facing housing crisis, L.A. voters back duplexes in singl... by riku_iki on Thursday December 02, 2021 @02:06PM (#29420883)
> 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.

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Re:Facing housing crisis, L.A. voters back duplexes in singl... by bluGill on Thursday December 02, 2021 @02:34PM (#29421280)
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.

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Re:Facing housing crisis, L.A. voters back duplexes in singl... by riku_iki on Thursday December 02, 2021 @11:02PM (#29426483)
Yes, I proposed to build it nearby.
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