Dear Editor,
Re: [Standardized 4-plex designs coming, Langley Advance Times, Nov. 23]
I know a family that was able to re-develop an urban lot in Delta into multiple dwellings. The result was that they had four generations living together in close proximity.
This is what I want, to be able to be close to my children and grandchildren throughout their lives. For this reason, I see the government’s plan to allow for multiple dwelling units as a positive step forward.
How else are we going to be able to keep families together? The idea of aging-in-place in a garden flat while my grandchildren run around in the yard or helping them with the homework sounds better than having my children relocate to another province where housing is more affordable.
While many legitimate concerns have been raised (parking, water infrastructure, etc.), I believe that these have solutions.
It’s true that there are many contributing factors to the current housing crisis, but to go back to basic principles, we simply need more houses. Smaller houses are more affordable than larger houses.
In my opinion, a gradual transition of single family lots to allow for a bit more density is better suited to create dynamic communities that can keep people connected, and is just a better model in comparison to the other development approaches that are out there (townhouse, apartment, or high-rise).
Nick Schock, Walnut Grove
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