Re:Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable hou...
by linkregister on Monday October 23, 2017 @07:55PM
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This is a red herring argument. There is no need to raze the redwoods or pave Golden Gate Park.
Changing the single-family zoning to just allow 2 or 3 story housing on 1 out of 10 blocks would be enough to alleviate the shortage, provided developers had few enough regulatory obstacles.
It boggles my mind that the Palo Alto Caltrain abuts single family homes with 5000 sq ft yards. Their quality of life is low due to the noise and traffic. That area really should be apartments.
Going to Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm, or any other similar city will show you that a little density in the right places can accommodate many people.
Paris isn’t a sci-fi dystopia. It’s still pleasant, and has more than 2x density as SF.
Changing the single-family zoning to just allow 2 or 3 story housing on 1 out of 10 blocks would be enough to alleviate the shortage, provided developers had few enough regulatory obstacles.
It boggles my mind that the Palo Alto Caltrain abuts single family homes with 5000 sq ft yards. Their quality of life is low due to the noise and traffic. That area really should be apartments.
Going to Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm, or any other similar city will show you that a little density in the right places can accommodate many people.
Paris isn’t a sci-fi dystopia. It’s still pleasant, and has more than 2x density as SF.