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Schiendelman • yesterday at 5:23 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

If we relaxed our zoning, your low quality apartment would be much cheaper, and you would be able to afford something better.

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mjevans • yesterday at 6:09 PM

I do strongly agree about specific kinds of relaxing.

  * Clear and concise approvals process
  * No more NIMBY BS
  * Impact based assessment (similar to Japans)
  * Possibly goals to encourage desired types of use (but not hard LIMIT beyond disallowed!)
While at the same time, the quality of built items should be increased. That is the minimum code should reflect a value that produces a good quality of life for those in the buildings at a reasonable expenditure of resources over the lifetime of the building.