Re: Hawaii Rezoning Moratorium
So what limits do you propose? I've actually said in my previous posts that the next step the govt needs to do is to pass resolutions that ban development in other areas in order to create a meaningful urban planning masterplan.
I'm not too worried about number of people one crams into an area. In spite of how much Honolulu has grown over the years, it is nothing compared to places like NYC or Tokyo and it never will be so no need to overreact on the urban density. More importantly, if rail is going forward as planned, each of these developments will compliment one another. So in spite of cramming more people into an area, they will now have a suitable mass transit to use. People will only need to use their cars when they decide to go out of the city.
I am only acknowledging that your hypothesis is just one of many possibilities. It can turn out that increasing the number of available housing won't induce a mass influx of people either.
Here's another thought too. Another piece of legislation they should pass is to require developers that build high-risers to chip in on public infrastructure so infrastructure keeps up with demand.
Originally posted by GeckoGeek
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I'm not too worried about number of people one crams into an area. In spite of how much Honolulu has grown over the years, it is nothing compared to places like NYC or Tokyo and it never will be so no need to overreact on the urban density. More importantly, if rail is going forward as planned, each of these developments will compliment one another. So in spite of cramming more people into an area, they will now have a suitable mass transit to use. People will only need to use their cars when they decide to go out of the city.
I am only acknowledging that your hypothesis is just one of many possibilities. It can turn out that increasing the number of available housing won't induce a mass influx of people either.
Here's another thought too. Another piece of legislation they should pass is to require developers that build high-risers to chip in on public infrastructure so infrastructure keeps up with demand.
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