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Re:The Dutch Community Where People Live on Strips of Land i... by dghlsakjg on Saturday August 15, 2026 @04:46PM (#49314168)
The housing crisis in the west is largely not a lack of land or places to build, but an issue of building being too onerous for a variety of reasons.

Inaccessible lake homes being allowed to be used as a primary residence will not fix it.

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Re:The Dutch Community Where People Live on Strips of Land i... by keiferski on Sunday August 16, 2026 @01:35AM (#49317189)
Yeah earlier this year I biked from Utrecht to Amsterdam, and there are huge empty lots in the southeast part of Amsterdam. I don’t mean “charming natural areas,” I mean wide open lots next to gas stations and shopping malls.
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