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		drb91 on Nov 3, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Housing can’t both be a good investment and be aff... At this point the car centric nature of the city and relatively poor public transit are far bigger barriers to growth.

_skel on Nov 3, 2018 [–]

The car-centric nature is a consequence of filling the land up with single-family homes that have garages. Mass transit is only ever popular when it is more convenient than driving and parking a car.

drb91 on Nov 3, 2018 | [–]

This is true. However, it does not point to an immediate solution.

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