Michael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social · Apr 18 In these midcentury low-density areas, first marketed to British officers, an old home might now go for US$4m. The city-state’s tiny minority of so-called “landed” homes take up lots of space per person but upzoning isn’t on the table, Paul said. Not seen as worth the controversy.
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Public trees and greenery really are everywhere, a huge contrast with Tokyo and a great amenity for a city on the equator. I said “they must cost a fortune for the city to maintain” but Paul pointed out that when thousands of people live within a block of each one, the math comes out pretty good
Singapore's long-running experiment with a more Georgist land ownership (and therefore housing) approach is fascinating! Postwar Asian economics has become a little bit of a hobby horse for me.
Well at least they also look like shit