[trevorboaconstr]

ITT

>but, but, apartments are bad.

Or

>nuke the suburbs

Both these takes are wrong. We need diversified development that meets peoples needs at all levels of society. From soviet style concrete apartment blocks to 3 acre single lot McMansions and everything in between.

F unbridled YIMBYISM, but especially F “BUT it will ruin neighbor character” NIMBYISM.

Fill in the gaps, be empathetic, and welcome new people to the neighborhood.

https://missingmiddlehousing.com/

[lemonlime]

I'm not sure we need more suburbs. At the scale they're on today, they're unsustainable without massive subsidies from city dwellers. They're bad for the environment, bad for health, probably bad for the community in general, etc. This is not a two-equal-sides situation IMO.

[trevorboaconstr]

Yes. This is true, and personally I agree. But, for example, many groups in the US who have not had the privilege of living in the suburbs historically are now doing so given the opportunity. Single family housing is a status symbol and will continue to be. https://imgur.com/a/oOcq2K2

Urban3 has done some very interesting research into who pays for the suburbs. Guess who pays? It’s not the suburbs!!

https://www.urbanthree.com/case-study/lafayette-la/