Yes, this is obviously true, but right now this represents the most that housing advocacy groups can do right now. There doesn’t seem to be the political will for more effective (but disruptive) solutions in most cities here.
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Perhaps housing advocacy itself is a fool's errand that only serves to waste the time of those who take it up, which is fine by the people who'd rather see them there, and not focusing on more vulnerable + consequential parts of the political system.
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The whole thing seems like an enormously inefficient way to solve a problem that would be far better addressed further upstream via a *modicum* of income leveling. At the very least, abolishment of myriad regressive policies that only amplify disparities.
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It worked pretty well in Toronto in the 1970s and 80s, especially the St. Lawrence neighbourhood. Former mayor of Toronto, John Sewell, has written about it. Modern-day amalgamated Toronto is too dysfunctional to do it.
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Interesting point, but it has a lot to do with emergent effects and spatial effects: geography, impact on school districts, voting, retail, quality of infrastructure and parks installed & maintained. Also: All housing not the same SF & lot size.
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One of the big problems is the lack of funding for section 8 housing. Much like with Medicaid before the ACA, there are long waiting lists to receive housing assistance in most states.
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Another is that it is not viable to build affordable housing without substantial subsidies. Meanwhile, prevailing wage requirements for taking subsidies make it considerably more expensive to build than luxury apartments.
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