mia 水明
@miawintam
I respect the push for affordable housing, but the startup city movement’s fixation with “just build more housing” oversimplifies the crisis. The problem isn’t just supply. In 2023, California had 1.2 million vacant homes—8.7% of its housing stock—while 181,399 people were homeless. This crisis demands more than supply-side fixes. the startup city movement is missing the piece on non-market solutions, like social housing, public housing, and cooperatives models, which remove housing from the speculative market, ensure long term affordability, and give communities a say in how housing is managed.
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