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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

We need new zoning policies.

The only civilian housing allowed to be built in most areas is single family, low density housing which manufactures scarcity.

There's also the requirement for driveways and huge front lawns that ensure car dependency further raising the effective cost of living.

We don't need skyscrapers but we do need something more dense than the traditional single family homes as the cost to maintain our cities and to live as individuals balloon to unforeseen levels.

We've taken a lot from Americans and lessons about how to run a city should never be one of them.

[–] altasshet 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

We should build more two or three story walk ups like Montreal has in the older neighborhoods. Places like the Plateau or St. Henri are great to live in.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Agreed, I love walking through old Montreal and Quebec City. Old cities (mostly The ones that predate the popularization of the car) feel so much more alive than other cities mostly due to their people first design and interesting architecture

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