#P016: Take 2 - What do we have to do to get those darned private sector developers to build more affordable housing?!

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The Reflective Urbanist

Peter Hendee Brown

31 episodes

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The Reflective Urbanist is for all city-builders, from design professionals, developers, and civil servants to elected officials, interest groups, and community members. Each episode combines a story, a theory, and a lesson, bridging between ideas and practice to illuminate how things get done in the city.

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#P016: Take 2 - What do we have to do to get those darned private sector developers to build more affordable housing?!

The Reflective Urbanist

12 minutes 20 seconds

5 months ago

#P016: Take 2 - What do we have to do to get those darned private sector developers to build more affordable housing?!

Peter Brown has a new answer to that familiar question—and this time, it starts with market failure, detours through Scandinavian tax policy, and ends with a pony.

If we’re serious about housing everyone, we need to stop blaming developers and start talking about taxes, subsidies, and what kind of country we want to be.

Episode music: Suburban Honeymoon by Christian Larssen
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