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Worried about infrastructure costs? Then end the apartment ban

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The costs of public infrastructure are becoming the go-to excuse for restrictive zoning policies in B.C. These policies effectively ban apartments on most residential land and reserve it exclusively for low-density options like detached houses.

It’s far cheaper to build and maintain public infrastructure to service denser forms of housing than it is to service sprawl, says Alex Hemingway and Danny Oleksiuk .

Allowing denser housing makes it easier and cheaper for communities to tackle infrastructure challenges, they say.

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72

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75

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54

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semi-formal

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English

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61

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short-lived

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