I'd argue the capitalist solutions are mired by local politics, far out of the reach from the federal government.
The market consistently tries to find solutions that get bogged down by calls for 'preserving the character of the community' and 'what about the parking?!' and other fun lines.
Even when the feds would try to step into expedite projects (like putting timelines on funding), the same #### happens. Like this old gem about preserving a parking lot ("the hub of the community") to prevent affordable housing from being built with a federal grant
https://globalnews.ca/news/7666729/e...sing-conflict/