When you argue for housing reform to legalize denser development in our cities, you quickly learn that some people hate density. Like, really hate density, with visceral disgust and contempt for any development pattern that involves buildings being tall or close together.
As an actual handyman, I had to charge city centers much more. Road “calming” has created so much congestion I simply can’t reach as many customers I used to. It started getting absurd; I had the business, but I couldn’t reach the customers. I tried scheduling days for different sections, but often I’m called for an emergency.
I stopped that business last year. I felt bad charging so much, customers had sticker shock, and nobody in city traffic planning would listen. It was thankless.