There are tons of studies that disagree with you. Your thinking has created the housing crisis here in SFBA.
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Replying to @graydon_pub @samth
SF has the most restrictions on type and price of housing in the United States, and also has the most unaffordable housing in the country. It is, by an objective measure, the most hostile city to the poor in the whole country.
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One city is not data. Austria's building regulations are super strict and there is plenty of supply. In particular in Vienna. Very happy to answer questions :)
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And that is fine, if there’s enough supply. The problem is that we urgently need supply *now*, not 25 years down the road when Article 34 is repealed or whatever.
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Replying to @graydon_pub @pcwalton and
One major problem that I see in the bills currently under consideration is completely letting go of parking requirements. That might work in SF where public transportation is adequate, but it’s going to cause absolute misery in the rest of the state.
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That’s a feature, not a bug. Cars are killing hundreds in the US from pollution-induced diseases; e.g. cancer, every year.
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Replying to @pcwalton @graydon_pub and
Not to mention climate change. But this will create new major problems for everyone with no short-term solution. There has to be a better way.
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This is one case in which I think the free market works well. If people want parking, they should pay for it. I don’t have a parking spot at my condo in SF, and I’m happy I didn’t have to pay for one! It encourages me to not own a car, and I love not having to deal with one.
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