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But trying to suppress land prices by limiting its uses just pushes those price increases nearby.

The most disastrous idea in urban planning is that prices can be kept low by limiting use, and trying to preserve "affordability" for a narrow slice of the middle class. It has failed entirely.



I'm not aware of anywhere that does this? Limitations on use are popular with residents wanting to maintain the character/density of their area.


No one in this thread is proposing that




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