No Quick Fix for Our Housing Crisis

No Quick Fix for Our Housing Crisis

To the Editor: “Our Housing Crisis, in One Chart,” by Ezra Klein (column, Nov. 30), shows clearly how years of underbuilding have left millions without stable, affordable homes. But the chart also hides a design problem: We still picture housing mainly as a line of units to produce, not as living habitats where community, wellness and a local economy coexist. In most cities, the raw space for a different answer already exists — in empty building…