• mynachmadarch@kbin.social
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      7 months ago

      If only denser housing structures and public transportation and work from home didn’t all keep getting voted down and shouted down by NIMBYs so we had a better way. I get out and vote and write letters to elected officials. Not much more many of us can do.

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        7 months ago

        Huh so you’re telling me most people want nothing to do with living in crammed apartment buildings?

        Wow shocked pikachu face.

        • ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip
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          7 months ago

          It’s possible to build nice apartments that have a good amount of space to live in. But that’s not as profitable per sq ft for the property management companies that have been buying up all the land.

          There’s also some minor regulatory reforms that are probably needed to allow a little more flexibility in building design, specifically around the required number/type/location of stairwells. But we have to be careful about that one because we don’t want to make death traps.