Well demand is a good thing in this case. It implies good economic development. My point was more that market mechanisms don't make sense for public good infras

Well demand is a good thing in this case. It implies good economic development. My point was more that market mechanisms don't make sense for public good infrastructure/monopolies. Building as much (and sustainably) as possible + a land tax to discourage speculation and people not actually living in housing might be a better solution.