Canada’s distorted debate about housing risks costing the public far more than most of us realize. Nearly all attention is placed on the supposed lack of supply, which has enabled right-wing politicians and pundits to falsely blame the crisis on excessive “red tape,” foreign students, new Canadians, or some combination thereof. Polls over the summer […]
  • phx
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    11 months ago

    The main dependency for a particular type of housing should be supporting infrastructure for the given population expected by that type of housing, which should include:

    • Basic utilities (water, gas, electric)
    • Common technological infrastructure (internet, fibre etc and sufficient nodes)
    • Sewer/waste, fire hydrants
    • Sufficient emergency services within a reasonable distance for overall populations
    • Green/recreation space (yes, this needs to be allocated and maintained for the mental well-being of humans)
    • Transportation, roads, sidewalks AND the maintenance of such
    • parking (unless you’ve got a really good 24hr transit infra, and even then some people with jobs requiring rapid response may need a personal vehicle)