[Robotbeat]

Yup, and the problem with inadequate housing affordability means pumping money into rehab just further increases the price of housing as you need to house people in rehab, after all!

Get rid of height limits, parking minimums, single-family-only zoning, and make most housing projects zoned by-right without public comment required.

[j8hn]

Seattle light rail was sold to the voters with one premise being upsizing the surrounding neighborhoods. Once construction began, upsizing became controversial and never happened in some neighborhoods because of gentrification fears.