Sure, it could be. I mean, it could be about more housing; it could be about more open space. A lot of people sort of oppose housing because it takes up a lot of the lot. That's ultimately a planning decision: whether you'd want to replace it with nothing at all and lower the cost, or replace it with housing and just get more housing out of it. There are some technical considerations around that, but in general, I mean, it'll reduce the supply of housing, the more building code requirements you load on. Some of them are necessary, but the the second stair at such a low height is not considered to be necessary in any high-income country outside of Canada.
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