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Neil Williams · October 2nd 04, 08:55 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On 2 Oct 2004 01:15:49 -0700, (Troy Steadman)
wrote:

At every "T" junction where the upright of the "T" is a road open at
either end, close the road permanently at the junction and give the
end of the road, to a distance of neighbouring houses + garden, to a
local school to fill the gap with affordable housing for their staff.

OT for utl, but I don't see subsidised purchase of houses doing
anything other than subsidising the ridiculous growth in house prices.
Prices would soon drop by simple market forces if no-one could afford
them. For that reason, I am massively against shared-ownership
schemes and their ilk.

I could therefore only support an idea like the above if it was true
social housing, available for non-profit rent only, with no right to
buy.

Neil

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