There’s no superhero coming to save you. Bother your local city council yourself, or at least donate to groups who will.
melsaskca@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
Now we need a genius architect to covert all of that office space into homes for the homeless. That includes changing any laws that would prevent that from happening.
frongt@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
WalterLego@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
The fish step is realizing that it’s a possibility. The second step is to create awareness. This person just made it to step two. Let’s cheer them on!
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 5 days ago
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melsaskca@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Well, I don’t need saving, but others do. There is no such thing as a superhero but I agree…there is lots of bureaucracy and administration! Going through proper channels while the world burns is not something I put a whole lot of faith in when the first knee-jerk response to anything is the economic cost. Sometimes the people have to get involved, not the systems (which are decidedly lacking nowadays).
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Converting an office building to apartments isn’t as easy as you think. For example, apartments need firewalls between them, and adding them ain’t cheap.
Might be easier to rezone and demolish, but the timelines on that are huge and there’s already a labor shortage in the construction industry.
melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 hour ago
I didn’t think it was easy and there are always naysayers, no matter what.