Also, what cities like DC have happen is an artificial density. In the desirable parts of DC, no space is wasted. People don't live in big units. A lot of the housing is tightly packed low rises and tiny rowhouse-which are often chopped up into several condos.
It feels more cramped in DC than when I lived in a 45 story highrise building in Chicago, even though the DC neighborhoods have fewer people per sqft.
Building up relieves prices and more efficiently uses the land. It also lets young, childless people live together leaving the less dense areas for families who may appreciate more space.
Instead the DINKS (Dual Income No Kids) are running minorities out of their neighborhoods by bidding up the price of the land. And they end up in neighbourhoods that aren't even dense enough to support local bars and restaurants.
DC should be zoning Shaw, Logan Circle, Columbia Heights, Admo, etc for 60 story high rises.
It feels more cramped in DC than when I lived in a 45 story highrise building in Chicago, even though the DC neighborhoods have fewer people per sqft.
Building up relieves prices and more efficiently uses the land. It also lets young, childless people live together leaving the less dense areas for families who may appreciate more space.
Instead the DINKS (Dual Income No Kids) are running minorities out of their neighborhoods by bidding up the price of the land. And they end up in neighbourhoods that aren't even dense enough to support local bars and restaurants.
DC should be zoning Shaw, Logan Circle, Columbia Heights, Admo, etc for 60 story high rises.