Is the idea here that, once the land has been 'up-zoned' by street votes, it is subsequently immune to local objections? If not, that seems to imply the overwhelming binding constraint on supply is zoning and not planning permission, which is not obvious to me
Would this be a fair summary: let's use a short process, that's legally binding, meets the usual democratic criteria (notification period, stakeholders vote, minority stakeholders can present their grievances, "damages" can be estimated and compensated, and it's sufficiently unbiased), so courts only have to be involved to check that the process was followed, which is basically wholly procedural, and therefore can be done very quickly; and to facilitate this it makes sense to adopt narratives and concepts from other countries where these were successful?
The English have tried that a few times, Cromwell and The Famine come to mind, but it didn't seem to have popular backing. Perhaps bogwood you'd like to move things along by volunteering?
Congrats on this piece, Robert. Do street votes risk being appealed, or is that not allowed?
Also, is there some kind of template for residents to somehow share in the value of the new unit? - it would be interesting to read a specific example, including how financing works.
Is the idea here that, once the land has been 'up-zoned' by street votes, it is subsequently immune to local objections? If not, that seems to imply the overwhelming binding constraint on supply is zoning and not planning permission, which is not obvious to me
Would this be a fair summary: let's use a short process, that's legally binding, meets the usual democratic criteria (notification period, stakeholders vote, minority stakeholders can present their grievances, "damages" can be estimated and compensated, and it's sufficiently unbiased), so courts only have to be involved to check that the process was followed, which is basically wholly procedural, and therefore can be done very quickly; and to facilitate this it makes sense to adopt narratives and concepts from other countries where these were successful?
Fewer people would help. A population level sustainable without fossil fuels. Maybe cut by about half?
And just who gets to decide which half gets to live and which half gets murdered?
The English have tried that a few times, Cromwell and The Famine come to mind, but it didn't seem to have popular backing. Perhaps bogwood you'd like to move things along by volunteering?
anti human clown
Congrats on this piece, Robert. Do street votes risk being appealed, or is that not allowed?
Also, is there some kind of template for residents to somehow share in the value of the new unit? - it would be interesting to read a specific example, including how financing works.
The real reason there is a housing shortage in Ireland is due to the migrant crisis, and we all know it.
You've got it exactly backwards. The only reason anyone could consider it a "crisis" is because of a shortage of housing.