Once you leave zone 2 we really lack density in this city, we trail far behind other global capitals like Paris and NYC. Want to address the housing and rental crisis? Build up ffs
by sabdotzed
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Diversify!!!
Absolutely crazy. We need to end discretionary housing approvals and _actually plan_ our city, rather than panels of local gammon and Karen decide on a case-by-case.
We need density: London is great, and can be even greater.
It’s because the population didn’t grow at the same rate as the city did geographically.
I don’t think you want to use the banlieues of Paris as your example here.
No way, London is already terribly overcrowded.
Be ready for the “I’m not a NIMBY but we need to save the local character and develop sustainably/responsibly” replies.
Yeah but gotta protect the view of st pauls from a random hill a king once farted on
London is a garden city
If you densify the suburbs you put even more stress on our tube lines.
Densify zone 1 and 2 so people can get to work on bike, walking of by bus.
We have so much spare capacity on the roads and railways that we need more densely populated suburbs to make best use of it all. BUILD!!!
And ruin every suburb with the same shade of grey new builds, no thanks.
If you can’t afford to live in London, leave. Plenty of other cheaper cities.
Not gonna happen until leasehold is killed and replaced with share of freehold and councils have the money, power and will to build council housing.
The UK is run by an oligarchy that profits handsomely from the deliberately engineered housing crisis.
Maybe it just needs fewer people?
People move to the suburbs to escape the crime and overcrowding.
Makes me think Russell Curtis has never been outside of zone 2. The suburbs all you can see is house building on any bit of land going , with a proud mayor of London banner attached
Meanwhile they are building so many useless flats for the rich.. or as they like to call it “affordable” at only 500k (starting) 🥲
London is great because socialists cant afford it.
Capitalism wins once again!
I’m not saying there isn’t a valid point somewhere in here, but just building anywhere without existing apartments isn’t the answer.
These things have mostly developed somewhat organically – the densest areas in SW London are around train stations unsurprisingly, and densifying the shit out of the other areas will just create modern ghettos unless you build up the infrastructure to support them.
London is literally the greenest major city in the world and this is unfortunately one of the consequences
give us some vast brutalist housing estates. I’m in
20 comments
Diversify!!!
Absolutely crazy. We need to end discretionary housing approvals and _actually plan_ our city, rather than panels of local gammon and Karen decide on a case-by-case.
We need density: London is great, and can be even greater.
It’s because the population didn’t grow at the same rate as the city did geographically.
I don’t think you want to use the banlieues of Paris as your example here.
No way, London is already terribly overcrowded.
Be ready for the “I’m not a NIMBY but we need to save the local character and develop sustainably/responsibly” replies.
Yeah but gotta protect the view of st pauls from a random hill a king once farted on
London is a garden city
If you densify the suburbs you put even more stress on our tube lines.
Densify zone 1 and 2 so people can get to work on bike, walking of by bus.
We have so much spare capacity on the roads and railways that we need more densely populated suburbs to make best use of it all. BUILD!!!
And ruin every suburb with the same shade of grey new builds, no thanks.
If you can’t afford to live in London, leave. Plenty of other cheaper cities.
Not gonna happen until leasehold is killed and replaced with share of freehold and councils have the money, power and will to build council housing.
The UK is run by an oligarchy that profits handsomely from the deliberately engineered housing crisis.
Maybe it just needs fewer people?
People move to the suburbs to escape the crime and overcrowding.
Makes me think Russell Curtis has never been outside of zone 2. The suburbs all you can see is house building on any bit of land going , with a proud mayor of London banner attached
Meanwhile they are building so many useless flats for the rich.. or as they like to call it “affordable” at only 500k (starting) 🥲
London is great because socialists cant afford it.
Capitalism wins once again!
I’m not saying there isn’t a valid point somewhere in here, but just building anywhere without existing apartments isn’t the answer.
These things have mostly developed somewhat organically – the densest areas in SW London are around train stations unsurprisingly, and densifying the shit out of the other areas will just create modern ghettos unless you build up the infrastructure to support them.
London is literally the greenest major city in the world and this is unfortunately one of the consequences
give us some vast brutalist housing estates. I’m in