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Peter Tulip
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Chief economist at Centre for Independent Studies

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · Nov 22
This paper summarises what I see as the key points in the Australian housing debate, as of February 2024.
www.cis.org.au/wp-content/u... 1/8
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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 3d
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…

* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M

So YES this has been a huge success.

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 3d
I wonder if easier vehicle efficiency standards are more important than tax incentives, as in the US.
"Light commercial vehicles" like Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol are allowed 210 g/km of CO2; while passenger vehicles have to meet 141 g/km.

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 13d
If the government were to provide a million extra homes, as proposed by the Greens, with an annual subsidy of $15k each (the public housing average), that would cost $15 billion a year.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social says this is simple. I see big complications.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Fixing the housing crisis isn’t complicated, governments just don’t want to do it
The easiest way to boost the supply of housing in Australia would be for governments to build new houses. And the easiest way to provide affordable rental accommodation would be to rent the new govern...
thepoint.com.au

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