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Why the insistence on single detached housing? Sprawl is expensive to service and maintain. Not everyone wants 4000 square feet.

why not simply encourage companies to re-locate well away from the major cities on less arable land? There are enough small towns in Ontario that have not experienced any real growth in decades to absorb the population growth without paving over productive acreage. So-called ghost towns that have numerous vacant lots could easily double in size within current boundaries if there were jobs available in those towns.Or just wait for the mass die off that's coming.
because that is conducive to family development. And 1200 to 1500 sq. ft. may not make builders wealthy but they are more than adequate for a family of four.Why the insistence on single detached housing? Sprawl is expensive to service and maintain. Not everyone wants 4000 square feet.
Do you know something that the rest of us don't?Or just wait for the mass die off that's coming.
why not simply encourage companies to re-locate well away from the major cities on less arable land? There are enough small towns in Ontario that have not experienced any real growth in decades to absorb the population growth without paving over productive acreage. So-called ghost towns that have numerous vacant lots could easily double in size within current boundaries if there were jobs available in those towns.
Do you know something that the rest of us don't?
Plenty of new subdivisions with a 2000sq ft house built on it out in the suburbs.Why the insistence on single detached housing? Sprawl is expensive to service and maintain. Not everyone wants 4000 square feet.
For certain that's playing the long game.Its just demographics...
There seems to be something is wrong with our bloody kids today...
This could be alarming
The longer the time from recent memory of Communism under the Soviets and the subjugation of central/eastern Europe and pre-Deng Xiaoping Communist China, the appealing that sort of 'socialism' and 'controlled government planning' becomes to the youth.Adding on to this...
Cost of living needs to be addressed before this get out of hand.
Unlimited growth is an inherently irrational concept on a planet with finite resources. Thats the inherent flaw of modern capitalism and part of what's driving the youth to be highly critical of it. Something is going to give, Im hoping its the top 5-10% recognizing they need to do more for the commons like their predecessors did around 100 years ago. Based off what Im seeing thats unlikely so the young and desperate will probably get more radical and violent over the next generation.Adding on to this...
Cost of living needs to be addressed before this get out of hand.
The longer the time from recent memory of Communism under the Soviets and the subjugation of central/eastern Europe and pre-Deng Xiaoping Communist China, the appealing that sort of 'socialism' and 'controlled government planning' becomes to the youth.
not to mention their trolling of the internet, false news, and the Robin Hood steal from the rich mentality that it fostersThe longer the time from recent memory of Communism under the Soviets and the subjugation of central/eastern Europe and pre-Deng Xiaoping Communist China, the appealing that sort of 'socialism' and 'controlled government planning' becomes to the youth.
Why the insistence on single detached housing?
I think it is a stretch to say our societal want for single detached housing is important for family development.because that is conducive to family development.
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not entirely but row houses with a decent rear yard would certainly help. Town houses here have enough space for a BBQ, a 4 ft. round table and 4 chairs and that is about all. When you couple that with parkettes instead of parks or green spaces for kids to play and your kids end up inside with their smart phones ' cause there is no play space available to speak of.I think it is a stretch to say our societal want for single detached housing is important for family development.
We don't want to live in apartments or row houses, but we are not being honest with ourselves if we start espousing that the detached home is some necessity (or near necessity) for healthy families.
I dunno.I think it is a stretch to say our societal want for single detached housing is important for family development.
We don't want to live in apartments or row houses, but we are not being honest with ourselves if we start espousing that the detached home is some necessity (or near necessity) for healthy families.