Comment on Nimbys v Yimbys: the affluent inner Melbourne suburbs that aren’t pulling their weight on housing

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Nath@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I also suspect you need to aggregate smaller lots in order to include more liveable components like large central garden areas/atriums and larger surface areas for light and air flow.

Having moved my family into higher-density housing last year, it has its drawbacks. The kids no longer have a yard. I couldn’t even set up the trampoline at the new place ( it only needs about 3m^2^) as there not a single blade of grass on the property. The nearest park is 600m away. This sounds super close, but it is far enough that the kids are not in earshot if there are any issues. Outdoor space is by far the biggest drawback to the new area. My wife also really misses having a garden to potter in.

It’s not enough to just build high-density housing if you want families to live there. We need a lot more parks and recreational spaces factored into the infrastructure calculations. But those things are not profitable.

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