Welcome to the Future: Middle-Class Housing Projects

Re:Welcome to the Future: Middle-Class Housing Projects by msellout on Sunday April 03, 2016 @07:06PM (#11418260)

Boston is much less dense than Manhattan and much more pleasant to walk in. Some of it is that there are fewer skyscrapers to block the sun. Some of it is the colors -- more red brick and green trees.

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Re:Welcome to the Future: Middle-Class Housing Projects by clock_tower on Monday April 04, 2016 @08:53PM (#11427004)

I agree strongly. But Boston as well as Manhattan is denser than SF (from what I've heard of SF); in answer to teacup50's question, I'd say "first develop to Boston levels, which are clearly still humane and habitable, then revisit the density issue after that."

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Re:Welcome to the Future: Middle-Class Housing Projects by teacup50 on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @08:59PM (#11443785)

Boston's average population density is 13.3k/sq mi.

San Francisco's average population density is 18.5k/sq mi.

SF has been developed beyond Boston levels, and it's still not enough.

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