Why is LCI the solution?
To solve the affordable housing and traffic crises we need beautiful, car-light neighborhoods
The way we have traditionally built…
Too Many Cars
Residents have historically resisted the building of multi-family housing in their neighborhoods (NIMBY) because of the devastating impact of increased traffic and congestion on their daily lives.
LCI has the opposite impact – it adds more residents to a neighborhood in a way that increases a neighborhood’s walkability rather than its traffic. LCI residents live car-less in solid blocks of 3-5 story residential-over-retail buildings. As residents increase in number, neighborhood-serving businesses can thrive. Then, the entire neighborhood transforms for the better as all can enjoy short walks to every needed good, service, and amenity.
5-Over-1 Ugliness
As the cheapest approach to multi-unit construction, this unattractive style has become a necessity for property owners who otherwise cannot afford to build.
Property owners in a Livable Community, on the other hand, can afford to build beautiful, high quality buildings that people would want to live in, live near, and stroll by.
Luxury or Monstrosity
Given our current process and requirements, all multi-unit properties fall into one of two camps: privately-built unaffordable luxury or tax-funded overly expensive monstrosities no one would want to live in or live near.
The LCI approach lowers cost to build while holding builders to a standard of quality and beauty.
The way we need to build…
Too Many Cars
Residents have historically resisted the building of multi-family housing in their neighborhoods (NIMBY) because of the devastating impact of increased traffic and congestion on their daily lives.
LCI has the opposite impact – it adds more residents to a neighborhood in a way that increases a neighborhood’s walkability rather than its traffic. LCI residents live car-less in solid blocks of 3-5 story residential-over-retail buildings. As residents increase in number, neighborhood-serving businesses can thrive. Then, the entire neighborhood transforms for the better as all can enjoy short walks to every needed good, service, and amenity.
5-Over-1 Ugliness
As the cheapest approach to multi-unit construction, this unattractive style has become a necessity for property owners who otherwise cannot afford to build.
Property owners in a Livable Community, on the other hand, can afford to build beautiful, high quality buildings that people would want to live in, live near, and stroll by.
Luxury or Monstrosity
Given our current process and requirements, all multi-unit properties fall into one of two camps: privately-built unaffordable luxury or tax-funded overly expensive monstrosities no one would want to live in or live near.
The LCI approach lowers cost to build while holding builders to a standard of quality and beauty.