All of the urbanists around here talk about "smart density" and "better zoning laws" to solve housing problems, but this is in explicit exclusion to rent control or public housing or removing streets and highways/replacing with transit. It's the people who just want to talk about how we should all ride bikes. High/medium income homeowners that think of transportation as "choices" they can select from, not a core element of equity. They love the idea of minor policy changes making their own stuff cheaper but balk at raising property taxes.
All of the urbanists around here talk about "smart density" and "better zoning laws" to solve housing problems, but this is in explicit exclusion to rent control or public housing or removing streets and highways/replacing with transit. It's the people who just want to talk about how we should all ride bikes. High/medium income homeowners that think of transportation as "choices" they can select from, not a core element of equity. They love the idea of minor policy changes making their own stuff cheaper but balk at raising property taxes.