Cogswell Interchange

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Halifax isn't really all that large and a lot of the difficulty in getting around is due to a choice not to invest in infrastructure. Spryfield is around 5 km from downtown for example; if transit achieved an effective 10 km/h that would be a completely reasonable 30 minute commute.

It makes sense to talk about affordability in relative wage to rent terms but the tools the government can use change depending on scale and whether we're talking about 0.1% or 60% of the population. If we are talking about boutique projects for unique populations then complex government-led housing solutions may make sense, but solutions for vast segments of society will require improving efficiencies and involve the private sector. Actually just getting Cogswell done, zoning it appropriately, and selling off the lots in a timely way helps to lower housing costs. Being super slow, under-zoning, and then building some really expensive public housing is probably worse for overall housing affordability.