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[–] explodicle@local106.com 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I've had this conversation, he thought everything would be fine if we eliminated zoning laws.

[–] Adori@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hell yeah, now Industry can have its workers live next to them, no more commutes! They'll be so healthy :) /s

[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Seriously though, being able to work somewhere that's within walking distance, so it's possible to have a job without also needing a car or spending hours taking the bus, is a great advantage for the person as well

[–] jcg@halubilo.social 6 points 10 months ago

I agree which is why I think remote work is the way to go for jobs that it can work for.

However, I think that guy was talking about industry pollution messing up the environment around. But I think that's a separate issue entirely and needs to be handled by another set of laws.

[–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 8 points 10 months ago

I mean, wasn't the elimination (or extreme relaxation by American standards) of zoning laws one of the ways Tokyo has been able to afford to house so many people at such affordable rates?

Not saying we need kindergartens between the sewage recycling plant and the land fill, but being able to build housing over shopping centers would be nice.