One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, poll finds

Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by davidw on Monday May 02, 2016 @04:59PM (#11615559)

Cities are greener than suburbs by and large, so actually putting more people in cities that otherwise would have lived in a burb is a win for the environment.

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Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by cweiss on Monday May 02, 2016 @06:20PM (#11616183)

Is that true when you factor in utilities? IE - Where does all the water come from? At least in the burbs, you can set up your own well.

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Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by davidw on Monday May 02, 2016 @06:46PM (#11616363)

Yes, it is, especially when you consider utilities. Average house in the burbs has some lawn or shrubs or something that uses water, and it's not like well water is ultimately 'free' - it comes from somewhere. Also, it means less land developed, less extensive electrical and water distribution systems, and so on.

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Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by nitrogen on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @01:56AM (#11618268)

What makes cost of living so much more expensive in cities vs. suburban or rural areas if they're really so much more efficient?

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Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by devdas on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @10:01AM (#11620714)

Demand.

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Re:One-third of SF Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, po... by dredmorbius on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @03:50AM (#11618714)

Yes. Cities, dense cities, are efficiency machines.

Look up Geoffrey West, of the Santa Fe Institute, who does all kinds of research on scale and scale effects. Including of cities.

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