Aug
02
San Francisco Progressives Declare War on Affordable Housing
ByThe U.S. is running out of places for people to live. Rent is a bigger and bigger part of our cost of living. Here is an index of rental prices divided by median household income:
The Rent Is Too Darn High
How average U.S. rent has changed relative to median income.
Lots of people have been wondering what to do about this problem. One proposed solution is to deregulate housing and encourage denser development. This is called the “market urbanism” approach, because it relies on deregulation — though it would also certainly require big government investments in mass transit. Another term for this pro-density agenda is “Yimby,” an acronym standing for “yes, in my back yard.”…
