Comments by "Colorme Dubious" (@colormedubious4747) on "Urban Growth Boundaries: Effective or Worthless?" video.

  1. One generally unstated objection to UGBs is that it looks a bit like typical political kicking of the can down the road (but what isn't?). I've long maintained that there is a massive amount of unrealized affordable housing that can be unlocked by implementing a single federal law: Allowing owner-occupied single-family homes to offer garage apartments, mother-in-law suites, or casitas for rental no matter what outdated zoning ordinances and HOAs say about it. Making owner occupancy of the primary residential space a requirement should allay the most common objections. The rental spaces would have to be up to code. There's already a surplus of parking in most suburban neighborhoods. It's not a magic bullet, but it would help.
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