America is full of abandoned malls. What if we turned them into housing?www.vox.comexternal-link hedge ( @hedge@beehaw.org ) City LifeEnglish • 1 month ago message-square30arrow-up171
arrow-up171external-linkAmerica is full of abandoned malls. What if we turned them into housing?www.vox.com hedge ( @hedge@beehaw.org ) City LifeEnglish • 1 month ago message-square30
minus-square BentiGorlich ( @BentiGorlich@gehirneimer.de ) linkfedilink8•1 month agoNo can do. That would drive prices down and that hurts our economy 🥸
minus-square lemming934 ( @lemming934@lemmy.sdf.org ) linkfedilink3•1 month agoI don’t think it hurts the economy since moving people to producive areas increases productiviy. It does hurt homeowners, who have managed to capture the regulatory regime by pressuring their city government into passing and maintaining zoning laws.
minus-square BentiGorlich ( @BentiGorlich@gehirneimer.de ) linkfedilink2•1 month agoI meant it sarkastically, hence the 🥸
No can do. That would drive prices down and that hurts our economy 🥸
I don’t think it hurts the economy since moving people to producive areas increases productiviy.
It does hurt homeowners, who have managed to capture the regulatory regime by pressuring their city government into passing and maintaining zoning laws.
I meant it sarkastically, hence the 🥸