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(Created page with "Make housing available & affordable to poor people. ==Things that would help== ===Physical=== * Don't demolish existing buildings (except for ones that are condemned, of course) * Subdivide housing (especially if there's a shortage of single-person homes) * Create new walkable neighborhoods * Low-cost construction ===Socioeconomic=== * Rent control * Affordable (subsidized) housing <!--* Fix zoning laws TALK: I think this one needs to be m...") |
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==Things that would help== | ==Things that would help== | ||
===Physical=== | ===Physical=== | ||
* [[ | :{{minor|New construction:}} | ||
:* '''[[Build low-cost neighborhoods that don't suck]]''' | |||
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* [[Create new walkable neighborhoods]] | * [[Create new walkable neighborhoods]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Build new neighborhoods]] | ||
* [[Build good neighborhoods]] | |||
* [[Build good low-cost neighborhoods]] | |||
* [[Build good new low-cost neighborhoods]] | |||
* [[Build low-cost walkable neighborhoods]] | |||
* [[Build low-cost healthy neighborhoods]] | |||
* [[Build low-cost, safe, healthy, walkable neighborhoods]] | |||
* [[Build low-cost, safe, healthy, walkable neighborhoods that aren't boring]] | |||
* [[Build low-cost neighborhoods that don't suck]] | |||
* [[Build low-cost neighborhoods that aren't crap]] | |||
* [[Build low-cost neighborhoods that aren't crappy]] | |||
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:{{minor|Repurpose<!-- / retrofit-->:}} | |||
:* '''[[Convert office space into housing]]''' | |||
:* [[Subdivide housing]] <small>(especially if there's a [[shortage of single-person homes]])</small> | |||
:* [[Don't demolish existing buildings]] <small>(as long as they're structurally safe)</small> | |||
:{{minor|Existing homes:}} | |||
:* '''[[Let tenants decide what work needs to be done]]''' | |||
===Socioeconomic=== | ===Socioeconomic=== | ||
* [[Rent control]] | * [[Rent control]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Subsidized housing]] | ||
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==See also== | |||
* [[Universal basic housing]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:01, 20 February 2025
Things that would help
Physical
- New construction:
- Repurpose:
- Convert office space into housing
- Subdivide housing (especially if there's a shortage of single-person homes)
- Don't demolish existing buildings (as long as they're structurally safe)
- Existing homes: