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Does Vienna Have the World's Best Council Housing? Swimming Pools, Private TV Channels & More

Channel 4 Documentaries · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Transit, cities & urban planningLabor, work & inequality

What it is

Channel 4's George Clarke visits a council estate in Vienna and is surprised by amenities such as swimming pools and private TV channels. It showcases Vienna's high-quality social housing.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as proof that government-provided housing can be attractive, in housing and homelessness threads.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “See this video for what government provided housing could be.”

    Shows what high-quality government housing could be

    malermeister, 2021-10 · Recommendation · in “Klimaticket: All public transport in Austria with a single ticket for 1095 EUR/y”

  2. “Vienna is a great example.”

    Vienna as a great housing example

    toomuchtodo, 2023-11 · Recommendation · in “The US Housing Market Has Become an Impossible Mess”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: vienna, social housing, council housing, urban policy, channel 4

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