@Doreen: I will speak for Max here and say that we are both on your side.
The kind of political change that would allow SROs to be built where people want them is the same kind of political change that would allow more housing construction generally, it’s the same change that would remove parking minimums and floor space carve outs and kitchen appliance requirements.
So, if we can get that kind of political change and make sure good housing is affordably available to everyone, why compromise and build SROs?
Why are you so interested in completely shooting down the idea of building some SROs? Why are you even arguing with me if you generally agree with me?
If you generally agree with me, you can agree with whatever points you want to agree with, thank me for sharing a wealth of knowledge and stop there without going on to insist "Except this one detail, that I imagine is your entire goal, is completely and totally wrong and must be absolutely shot down for some damn reason."
I'm not talking about "SROs for everyone" or some nonsense.
I've studied this problem space for literally decades at this point. I'm writing at length because it interests me and I know a lot about it and I enjoy the somewhat rare opportunity to talk about it in depth.
But you are posting to...pretend to agree with me while insisting I'm wrong?
The kind of political change that would allow SROs to be built where people want them is the same kind of political change that would allow more housing construction generally, it’s the same change that would remove parking minimums and floor space carve outs and kitchen appliance requirements.
So, if we can get that kind of political change and make sure good housing is affordably available to everyone, why compromise and build SROs?