Imagine you are a well intentioned urban planner for a large city.

You have been asked by the city to choose a location for a housing project.

You chose:

Land closer to the center of the city. It is more expensive, but residents would be closer to schools, pubic transport, and other services.

Because of higher rents in better parts of town and other factors, you find that you cannot afford to house all residents on that land. You decide to:

Continue with the project as planned

OR

Relocate to cheaper land