Or that growth constraints are a construct of humans' laws, rather than natural law? My A+ in Land Use Law aside, there's this http://www.sightline.org/2017/09/21/yes-you-can-build-your-way-to-affordable-housing/ …
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That's not data, that's' data mining. It's an opinion, not data and logic. Yes if one ignores that housing is a financial asset, that density has trade-offs in quality of life and that real, physical constraints exist; one can do anything, but even then only for a while. 1/
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Replying to @kltblom @paytonchung and
First the economics. Tokyo's affordability is self-explanatory; just consider the economic variables and the fact that old buildings hardly exist and why. Houston is what I referred to in #1 a story of unfettered development where 2nd order effects thereof are ignored. 2/
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We are currently fighting the very same fight in Stockholm, Sweden where American techies insist that we build a lot more housing to accommodate them. We will not sacrifice the very quality of life that makes Sthlm an amazing place for its current residents. 3/
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Finally, here's a paper that frames the issue of optimal density in a logical fashion. The future is jobs being dispersed widely and many semi large cities absorbing them. http://www.vtpi.org/WCTR_OC.pdf
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Good luck limiting city growthhttps://ggwash.org/view/66684/one-million-washingtonians-is-a-future-to-embrace-not-to-fear …
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The broader rise of inequality between metros, as well as within them (see Avent's "Wealth of Cities"), has thwarted growth-control attempts in both centrally planned China and locally planned US. https://westnorth.com/2014/05/13/lumpiness-in-cities-property-values-and-in-metro-structure/ …
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Replying to @paytonchung @kltblom and
And the very VTPI paper you cite (I know its author very well!) shows that the "optimal density" for urban settlements is MUCH, MUCH higher than the US suburban norm.
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Replying to @paytonchung @kimmaicutler and
Place your bets.
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I forgot to ask you what I ask everyone that takes your position. If a company offered you the same job and salary as you currently earn in Metropolis x, in a medium sized town with affordable housing, minimal commutes, low noise and pollution; would you take the job?
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No, because I have several generations of family that live here.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @paytonchung and
And by now your extended family has established itself and bought property and can help each other out and for those that are not as established there should be a degree of rent control as done in Stockholm and elsewhere where quality of life and history matters to residents.
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This issue is bigger than local dynamics and that's hard on many individuals and families. Good additional information here https://twitter.com/Econ_Marshall/status/968885330555359233?s=19 …
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