Comment 52183

By SpaceMonkey (registered) | Posted November 24, 2010 at 22:50:42

Hammer,

I think you raise some good points and provide some reasonable suggestions which are likely to be unpopular.
One thing that I think needs to be considered when expropriating properties is that it doesn't become an incentive for owners of older buildings to purposely let their buildings deteriorate to the point of disrepair. I remember hearing about a problem in Toronto where people let their buildings crumble so that they can get the city to buy it from them for more than it's worth. That results in a city's architectural heritage being left to crumble rather than encouraging the maintenance and upkeep of the buildings. If done right though, and in a way that it can't be advantageous to let a building crumble, then I think you raise a good idea.

Permalink | Context

Events Calendar

There are no upcoming events right now.
Why not post one?

Recent Articles

Article Archives

Blog Archives

Site Tools

Feeds