https://youtu.be/o6XlcarjqAw
Pretty interesting video since it goes quite a bit more into the engineering perspective
the solution to housing problems is not the engineering, its the political system and NIMBY policies. Also as much as he derided it, rent control laws are absolutely essential to affordable housing
You need to build your policy around the engineering, for example if you find that 8 story buildings are the most optimal, you need to actually make sure they're incentivized. As well ancillary regulations need to be designed as well based on the engineering, for example when it comes to our dependence on cars and how that sabotages livability and makes shit very expensive.
Rent control is a NIMBY policy, it's a bandaid that's only good for those who already have good leases. The economic literature pretty resounding shows that at best, it's futile, at worst it's actively damaging like in SF. (article w/o wall)
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