Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by DanCarvajal 1662 days ago
When I was last in Montreal I was struck by these types of units and deeply jealous.
1 comments

Most cities and urban areas would be much better off with a preponderance of middle-density housing! But, as has been mentioned elsewhere, protectionism in zoning laws and rampant NIMBYism is a difficult wave to break.

Our love affair with middle-density housing is a bit of a cultural/historical oddity; there really aren't other places in Canada where this is wide-spread norm.