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Would Movable Houses Make Cities Better?

Would movable houses with modular foundations make cities more scalable and more attractive? In an intriguing article, eliezeryudkowsky thinks so.

• By making it easier for groups to relocate and untangle themselves in a coordinated way, movable houses can increase the natural dispersion of the city as it grows larger.
• Since people could buy and retain customized houses manufactured with economies of scale, movable houses could have better technology and amenities not available today. (Contrast your current house to a modern car.)
• Movable houses could allow unprecedented opportunities to live next to your friends, or to groups of similar-minded people. You and your friends just need to find a set of available modular foundations close together.
• Movable housing might help on key points of governance and realpolitik, for example by making land value taxes more attractive, and decreasing exit costs.

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