Kotkin Talks About California Housing with Airtalk on LAist
With: Larry Mantle
On: Airtalk on LAist
Is housing density the answer to CA’s shortage? One urban policy expert, Joel Kotkin, says no
California has long been up against a housing shortage that experts say contributes to the sky-high costs of living here. The wildfire disaster earlier this year only adds to the challenges with housing in Southern California. For years, policymakers have lauded efforts to densify neighborhoods as a solution to high costs. Urban policy and planning expert, Joel Kotkin, argues in a new Los Angeles Times opinion piece that it’s not working. And it’s not what most residents even want.
Today on AirTalk, we talk about the current housing shortage in the region, why densification has been used as a tool and the pros and cons of the method. Kotkin, the presidential fellow for urban futures at Chapman University, senior research fellow at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas, Austin, and author of The Human City: Urbanism for the Rest of Us (Agate B2, 2016), joins the discussion. We also want to hear from listeners. What do you want to see with the future of housing? Do you think increasing density is the best solution or not? Share by calling 866-893-5722 or email atcomments@laist.com.
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