Imagine building housing where laws governing housing are gone

Opinion Article
Written By Gary Barg

Author: Binyamin Appelbaum

Source: New York Times

Imagine that 10 acres of land in the middle of your city was unbound from the laws that limit housing construction. No zoning. No neighborly lawsuits. No reviews by the Department of You Can’t Build That or its sister agency, the Department of Slow Down.

It sounds impossible, but it’s happening right now in Vancouver, British Columbia. Read the article to discover more.

Gary Barg
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