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LETTER: Langley man pitches idea to build housing on storeys above shopping mall parking lots

Malls typically have a lot of land allocated for parking, and it could be better utilized
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Ottawa has unveiled its plan to solve the housing crisis, building on recent announcements with new tax incentives, more than a billion dollars for homelessness and a country-wide effort to build more housing on public lands. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

Dear Editor,

Open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Shopping malls have a need for parking but at same time the land is not being utilized to its full potential.

Housing can be built above the the parking spaces and there will be no need to lose parking areas with the correct design from engineers.

There are large tracts of these parking areas at shopping malls, and it just takes engineers to design the appropriate platform above the area, and this area could be used for modular homes or prefab homes that can be placed on top of this structure.

If you go look at large shopping malls and the area that is being used for parking, one’s imagination can visualize homes above this area.

Imagine how many homes could be placed in that area. Imagine how much rent geared to income housing could be created and housing for seniors that would be so close to the shopping area for their needs.

Cran Campbell, Langley City

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