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Re:Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make cities greener a... by idlehand on Friday October 21, 2022 @01:58AM (#33284973)
So the problem is really that regulations have constrained the supply of housing to the point that rents are set as high as people can afford, rather than at the price of replacement.
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Re:Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make cities greener a... by sokoloff on Friday October 21, 2022 @06:30AM (#33286516)
Rents in places where demand exceeds supply are like that (and probably always will be).
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Re:Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make cities greener a... by robswc on Friday October 21, 2022 @10:23AM (#33288273)
Well, how much more could realistically be built? I agree, not a fan of housing supply being kept artificially low... but as they say "someone has to have the beach houses."

If there's only 100 units in a car-less block and 500 ppl that want them, what could be done if you've reached the limit of what can be built?

I guess you could go up, making sky scrapers... but now I have to admit I'm out of my element. Not sure if that's viable.

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