Comments on: Thanks Dodd, NO immunity for telecoms http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2007/10/19/thanks-dodd-no-immunity-for-telecoms/ Politics of the People Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:43:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Pat Campbell http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2007/10/19/thanks-dodd-no-immunity-for-telecoms/#comment-41926 Pat Campbell Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:35:15 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2007/10/19/thanks-dodd-no-immunity-for-telecoms/#comment-41926 I think the era of affordable single family housing is over as wages effectively stagnate and family finances are stretched past the limit for a number of reasons - personal, social, and faulty marketing. The dense housing with community common space works overseas. I've seen it work well in South Korea. I believe this type of housing can be brought down to about $125,000 for the average family now. It would actually make better use of existing infrastructure and make mass transit pencil out better. The question is are we ready for it? Developers might try to put together a local project and see. A project would involve buying out an area perhaps with the lure of a family unit thrown in. Some of us are about ready to cash out our home, home maintenance, yard maintenance, extra vehicle and vehicle expenses ... and have more money and time for other pursuits. We simply cannot continue or afford sprawl. As it is. our homes are now an illiquid asset that few in the upcoming generation can afford. I think the era of affordable single family housing is over as wages effectively stagnate and family finances are stretched past the limit for a number of reasons - personal, social, and faulty marketing. The dense housing with community common space works overseas. I’ve seen it work well in South Korea.

I believe this type of housing can be brought down to about $125,000 for the average family now. It would actually make better use of existing infrastructure and make mass transit pencil out better. The question is are we ready for it?

Developers might try to put together a local project and see. A project would involve buying out an area perhaps with the lure of a family unit thrown in. Some of us are about ready to cash out our home, home maintenance, yard maintenance, extra vehicle and vehicle expenses … and have more money and time for other pursuits.

We simply cannot continue or afford sprawl. As it is. our homes are now an illiquid asset that few in the upcoming generation can afford.

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