By Helen LuiWe constantly hear about the problems with density: tiny shoeboxes in the sky, looming towers and their shadows, traffic congestion, and overcrowding. But despite popular discourse, denser living can actually be good for us and our communities.Density as healthDensity brings public services, transit, parks, and amenities closer together. When we can walk our
  • onebigbug@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    You don’t own the land, you have no control over maintenance costs and end up subjected to huge fees.

    Because we basically only have SFHs and high rises, this can end up with people having weird perspectives. The cost per square foot of maintenance goes up with building size for high rises, but a 3-6 storey building is much less likely to get hit by those massive costs than a high rise, and you’re more likely to have a say in building operations the fewer other people are involved. Like, if you live in a building with 12-30 units, you can probably get on strata if you want and make those decisions.

    Fuck density, good for the rich, shitty for everyone else.

    Wat

    I don’t have $4MM to buy a house, nor do I have $6k/month to rent a house for just me. I don’t think anybody but the rich do. Having density means I can afford to live here. What are you even talking about?