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Originally Posted by Hondaracer

Trust me when I say this, zoning isn’t the issue.

It's one of a long list of issues - the prior zoning ensured that almost no projects could make a profit. Labour, permits, approval processes, fees etc all play a part in slowing development. Even with the new zoning, some cities are being real shitheads and are putting in poison pills in so projects still can't make money (like ridiculously high development fees).