Alex Baca — The Green New Deal’s Huge Flaw

Sprawl.

China is already tackling this with urbanization, which is the reason for the build out of "ghost cities."

Unsprawling America isn’t as hard as it sounds, because America is suffering from a critical, once-in-a-lifetime housing shortage. The National Low Income Housing Coalition reported last year that the U.S. has a national deficit of more than 7.2 million affordable and available rental homes for families most in need. Of course, if we build those homes in transit-accessible places, we can save their occupants time and money. But the scale of housing demand at this moment is such that we could build them in car-centric suburbs, too, and provide a human density that would not just support transit but also reduce the need to travel as shops, jobs, and schools crop up within walking distance. 

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The Green New Deal’s Huge Flaw

Alex Baca

Cross-posted from Grist