Not every downtown high-rise is a good fit for an office-to-housing conversion, but some officials and developers see benefits in turning unused space into new residential units.
Counter point, I think that Vancouvers new policy has a solid chance of working, and that’s basically the opposite of single family housing. It will take a few years to take effect, but it should have an effect.
This is why few big things get done in America. My city took 30 years to build light rail because every time it came up people whined about how long it would take to build and the attendant inconvenience of the build, but now we have it and it’s in the process of being expanded because it’s so popular.
Counter point, I think that Vancouvers new policy has a solid chance of working, and that’s basically the opposite of single family housing. It will take a few years to take effect, but it should have an effect.
This is why few big things get done in America. My city took 30 years to build light rail because every time it came up people whined about how long it would take to build and the attendant inconvenience of the build, but now we have it and it’s in the process of being expanded because it’s so popular.