Part of the Ohio to Erie bicycle trail goes through the heart of Ohio's Amish/Mennonite communities in Holmes county. My wife and I ride this beautiful trail yearly. The trail in this area is unique because an extra lane is added for horse and buggy use. The folks in Millersburg host a fundraising cookout each year to raise funds to help maintain the trail. We see more of the locals riding ebikes each year. A very pragmatic solution for a very pragmatic people.
The last point reminds me that land use regulation that pushes for a little more diverse housing structure (i.e., not all new "luxury) is an OK way of making more housing "affordable." [I draw the contrast with what is more frequent, where I live at least, of adding non-market rate units that will require rent subsidies to a new development.] OK, but tricky.
At base this is a problem of extremely marginal, piecemeal relaxation of restrictions. If even with a small increase there is still excess demand for buildable land, the marginal increase will tend to be at the top end. Only much greater relaxation of restrictions can show up as market rate affordable housing.
Part of the Ohio to Erie bicycle trail goes through the heart of Ohio's Amish/Mennonite communities in Holmes county. My wife and I ride this beautiful trail yearly. The trail in this area is unique because an extra lane is added for horse and buggy use. The folks in Millersburg host a fundraising cookout each year to raise funds to help maintain the trail. We see more of the locals riding ebikes each year. A very pragmatic solution for a very pragmatic people.
The last point reminds me that land use regulation that pushes for a little more diverse housing structure (i.e., not all new "luxury) is an OK way of making more housing "affordable." [I draw the contrast with what is more frequent, where I live at least, of adding non-market rate units that will require rent subsidies to a new development.] OK, but tricky.
At base this is a problem of extremely marginal, piecemeal relaxation of restrictions. If even with a small increase there is still excess demand for buildable land, the marginal increase will tend to be at the top end. Only much greater relaxation of restrictions can show up as market rate affordable housing.
That housing theory piece is getting bookmarked to read. Nolan Gray’s book Arbitrary Lines made me a believer in this kinda widespread effect.