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Charlesinrichmond t1_j2xdtkv wrote

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there's a balance. You don't need tiny apartments in skyscrapers to get density, you need the Fan. And is building the Fan really so awful?

Paris is very densely populated. And not known for it's skyscrapers generally.

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goodsam2 t1_j2xjawl wrote

I do think we need some actually tiny apartments, SROs, though.

I think if they can make $175 a week work in NYC they can make it work in Richmond for what $100. That would help people from spiraling into homelessness, that would help people who just moved here. That's literally what the song YMCA is about, the song is about the old SROs that existed to help mostly young men get established in an area. It's a free market solution to take a bite out of homelessness.

I would have lived in one for a couple of weeks after starting my job then moved onto a normal apartment to live with some friends.

You don't have to ban something people don't want.

Edit: I will say that I don't think that many would take them but I think adding some SROs would be really beneficial.

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