plummbob t1_j9rkx6x wrote
Reply to comment by No-Independence828 in 95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority: In 105 jurisdictions of the Bay Area, anyone can build any residential projected at any height or density so long as 20% of the units are for low income. by dolphins3
If people want to live in high rise, its great urban planning. The idea that housing needs to be segregated into blocks comprise of only one style is absurd, and the market has expressed deep desire to get rid of it.
mtcwby t1_j9ssywc wrote
The market has nothing of that sort. Highrise buildings are still a function of land value. You don't build up until the building footprint cost gets extremely high simply due to cost.
No-Independence828 t1_j9ro929 wrote
Free market only knows how to make money. Improving people’s lives is not in their agenda.
plummbob t1_j9rohqh wrote
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you mean the consumers? of course consumers are going to only choose the options that are best for them. which is why having more options gives residents more options to optimize over.
No-Independence828 t1_j9t6ulq wrote
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As free market / developers / those who build and sell houses / those who will put anything anywhere if they can make a profit out of it.
plummbob t1_j9t8m0x wrote
The reason they make any profit is because people have strong demand for where they put them.
Mickey-the-Luxray t1_j9tg0fd wrote
But another libertarian on Reddit told me that if you remove all zoning then the free market will efficiently distribute housing density to the people's wants!
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