Wednesday’s Headlines at a Discount
We talk a lot about how parking minimums drive up housing costs, but so do overly wide roads. Why not take away a lane or two and let people build on the land?
A road diet in Hillsboro, Va. Fast Company suggests that housing could go in places like this, too.
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