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www.jacobinmag.com
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| | | | | YIMBYs look to the free market to solve the housing crisis. But the profit motive is what caused the affordability crunch in the first place. | |
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www.sindark.com
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| | | | | [AI summary] The housing affordability crisis in Canada is severe, with rising rents, high prices, and limited availability. In Toronto, the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment has reached $3,000, and the minimum wage would need to be $40/hour for workers to afford to live there. Across the country, rents have increased by 21% over two years, with Vancouver and Toronto leading in cost. Many tenants are struggling to find affordable housing, with some offering two years' rent in advance or other incentives. The crisis is exacerbated by factors such as the conversion of long-term rentals to short-term Airbnb units, developers prioritizing profit over affordable housing, and the lack of government intervention. Protests and tenant organizing are emerging a... | |
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pedestrianobservations.com
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| | | | | Eric and Elif are working on a project to analyze land use around the corridor of the planned Interborough Express line in New York. The current land use is mostly residential, and a fascinating mix of densities. This leads to work on pedestrian, car, and transit connectedness, and on modal split. As might be expected,... | |
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www.harvardmagazine.com
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| | | America's housing problem-and what to do about it | ||
