The whole discussion about "fixing" cities is stupid. Dense cities can't be fixed, and using ad-hoc regulations like this is just like plugging the holes in a dike with fingers.
Next you'll find that you also need to do the same for schools. But schoolteachers won't be able to afford living near the areas that they serve. So you need subsidized housing for them.
Oh, and the same for kindergarten. But what about at-home childcare? And so on.
And no, "land value capture" won't fix it. You'll just move the complexity from giving out subsidies into assessing the value of kindergartens and schools.
If you get rid of a lot of inefficiencies (unnecessary parking, land use segregation increase travel distances, and restrictions on multi family apartments), there will be so much more space available that it would lower housing prices by a lot for everyone. The tax revenues can also offset other taxes like income or sales taxes which also reduce inefficiency.
> it would lower housing prices
Moscow did just that in 90-s. They allowed densification without any regard for parking spaces.
Guess what happened? I give you three guesses.
Are you saying that cities can’t be fixed because they’re already fine, or because they’re irredeemably awful, or just that the notion of “fixing” them is inherently ridiculous?
Large dense cities are inherently awful. And attempting to fix them results in a slow-moving societal collapse.
Smaller cities, sparse cities like Houston, and special-purpose dense cities (like college or military towns) are fine.
> Dense cities can't be fixed
Singapore is frequently held up as a model by many on this very website.
A lot gets done when you know your ass is getting calloused for littering
Singapore's culture is completely incompatible with western values
The problem with US cities is that they're not dense enough. Most of the US has spent the past half-centry actively making new high-density construction illegal or incredibly expensive, so everything is operating within the bounds of 1970s-80s construction being reused over and over again because it was grandfathered in.
BS. European cities are just as bad.
And the US cities resisted the urbanism blight for longer than Europe thanks to a much better design.
And Europe is now paying price for its density obsession. You see it as a rising tide of far-right movements in Europe.
Interesting jump there. Not sure what you mean by blight though?
People being forced by economic forces to move into uncomfortable and unaffordable dense cities. This in turn creates disadvantaged underclass with no hopes for a better future. And even European social safety nets can only do so much.
While just hours away from dense cities, the apartments are often literally free. With copious space and easy access to basic services.
This results in rising crime. The downward trend that started in 90-s had been reversed. And the crimes of despair, mainly drug-related crimes, are rising faster than violent crimes.