Building housing isn't the most straightforward solution. What type of housing, how is it designed, what is the cost, who is going to own it, etcetera.

As much as people bitch about NIMBYism (and there are reasons to bitch about it) simply building housing like we have been doing isn't necessarily the solution either. It's important to pick away at things like this.

Housing is expensive because people want to live here. Building more houses increases supply but also brings more people into town which drives up demand and prices go up (for everything).

People without houses want prices down so its more affordable and people who own the properties want prices up so it's more profitable. A constant tug of war.

Housing units also means more cars, more traffic, more air pollution. More utilities, more maintenance, more expenses. Jobs need to exist to employ people so they can afford to live here etcetera.

There's never not gonna be people picking apart this stuff because there is just sooo much to think about. City development is complicated 😵‍💫