Listening to this now - great guest for the show - Derek has a lot of great info and his podcast is a great place for more detailed information on issues.
1) do you have a link for the info on the Austin building study? 2) a note about Austin: one could surmise the availability of real-estate for building vs. the availability in SF, LA, e…
Listening to this now - great guest for the show - Derek has a lot of great info and his podcast is a great place for more detailed information on issues.
1) do you have a link for the info on the Austin building study? 2) a note about Austin: one could surmise the availability of real-estate for building vs. the availability in SF, LA, etc., in conjunction with regulation disparity, may have more to say about the availability of real estate than the overregulation in CA. Living in AZ I see the mass building going on - because we have space… and don’t get me started on the lack of water …
They needn't be highrise towers, either. In large parts of many cities, just dropping single-family-only zoning and allowing for various midsize forms would do wonders.
Hell, just letting every street in America that has more than two lanes allow buildings of any height would do a lot more than people imagine, and it's pretty difficult to argue those type of roads as some hamlets away from civilization.
Listening to this now - great guest for the show - Derek has a lot of great info and his podcast is a great place for more detailed information on issues.
1) do you have a link for the info on the Austin building study? 2) a note about Austin: one could surmise the availability of real-estate for building vs. the availability in SF, LA, etc., in conjunction with regulation disparity, may have more to say about the availability of real estate than the overregulation in CA. Living in AZ I see the mass building going on - because we have space… and don’t get me started on the lack of water …
There's always room up, which is the issue in that most of American cities, it's illegal to build apartments in up to 80% of the area of the city.
They needn't be highrise towers, either. In large parts of many cities, just dropping single-family-only zoning and allowing for various midsize forms would do wonders.
Hell, just letting every street in America that has more than two lanes allow buildings of any height would do a lot more than people imagine, and it's pretty difficult to argue those type of roads as some hamlets away from civilization.