alt Hacker NewsIt's really encouraging to see these kinds of success stories. I really hope people who are concerned about affordability start to view things from more of a "yes and" point of view. We can work on reducing the barriers to building more housing of any kind while also advocating for more social housing development.
> We can work on reducing the barriers to building more housing of any kind while also advocating for more social housing development
One of the NIMBY lobby's greatest wins was putting these options on the ends of a policy spectrum.
They're not. They're complementary. If it's cheaper to build, it's cheaper to build social housing. And if you have a vibrant construction sector, you can build more public housing faster.