https://www.sightline.org/2026/01/11/video-fixing-north-americas-big-elevator-problem/ “elevators here cost three to four times more” #BuildingCode #housing #shortage #inflation #displacement #ElevatorReform #accessibility #MissingMiddle

It is early days but there is an effort to organize to permit more affordable and accessible homes with elevators in North America https://elevatorreform.org #BuildingCode #accessibility #housing #elevator #shortage #ADA #NationalCoalitionforElevatorReform #ElevatorReform

https://web.archive.org/web/20250723174703/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canadas-outdated-elevator-rules-are-adding-to-the-housing-crisis/ “Strict size requirements backfire when developers choose to forgo accessibility entirely and just build townhouses or small walk-up apartment buildings.” #housing #accessibility #elevator #BuildingCode #inflation #shortage #FreeTrade #ElevatorReform

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-municipality-european-elevators-1.7561726 “In [these] low- and mid-rise buildings, it isn't a choice between oversized, overbuilt American elevators versus smaller, cost-effective ones," Phelps Bondaroff said. "It's a choice between European elevators or no elevator at all." #accessibility #housing #MissingMiddle #BuildingCode #elevator #ElevatorReform