American cities need to grow up, and let housing be built

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/07/supertall-development-skyscraper/661440/

by jseliger • 4 years ago

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dflock• 4 years ago

Canadian cities even more so.

kurupt213• 4 years ago

Or, people need to accept that they aren’t entitled to live where costs are higher than they can afford and move to other communities.

SwSwinger• 4 years ago

While I agree that multi-tenant urban housing is lacking in America, the real question seems to be why no other American city has made significant progress on catching up to the Northeast corridor. I don't think that Washington DC is the prime example of the problem. If anything, it's the only city in America to have a true European feel due to the height constraints. When I lived in NYC, the dense skyscrapers of Manhattan were very constricting compared to Brooklyn, where I ended up moving. Manhattan is great for office buildings but less as a relaxing abode outside the Village. Even Shanghai & San Paolo has more space between large buildings with room for light, trees, sky.

gardenfelder• 4 years ago

If the city is in a state that has little or no water, this doesn't make sense. Water in the U.S. South West is now a scarce resource with no solution in sight.

American cities need to grow up, and let housing be built

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