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I would agree with this approach, and much more of it is needed. The resistance here comes from existing homeowners and residents with a NIMBY attitude that higher density housing brings down existing home values and neighborhood appeal. This is something people are going to have to get over. Again, the consumer American Dream of the picket fence has to change.
You might find this post humorous, haha
It is funny, but also dated.
I literally have this already with my home bought in 2002. While I have a two-story, the neighbor behind me has the same. So their bedroom window looks down on my backyard the same way as this cartoon.
My house was bought for $290K in 2002. It now goes for $625K, with this density, simply because supply in the area is so pinched, no one is selling, and buyers are rabid trying to find something cheaper than further west in Los Angeles. Crazy times.
It was from a collection of documents between 2018 and 2026, so fairly recent.
NIMBYism is alive and well, especially in the single family neighborhoods of West LA
Why shouldn't the solution be to relax rules of what can be built? Why shouldn't lots be upzoned from single family to multifamily so the same space can house 4 families instead of 1, for example?
Let builders build more and prices will naturally come down.