12-07-2023, 11:55 AM
(12-07-2023, 10:44 AM)westwardloo Wrote: Classic Cambridge. Council was even rejoicing that they had removed 1000 units from the market. Then at the same time complained that the development did not include any affordable units. The mental gymnastics that some of these people do to convince themselves that supply and demand do not apply to housing is incredible sometimes.
Ah but think of the sight lines and shading on the warehouses!
The bottom line is they would rather take the position that "they can develop another parcel for those other 1000 units within the zoning" than appreciate that their own byzantine zoning and review process is why the max/min optimization happens. That and citing cherry picked articles that density "raises land values and makes things less affordable" without a hint of irony on what the causation actually is there.