90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housing shortage intensifies

Re:90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housin... by rhacker on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @01:49PM (#16924108)

Once there are unlimited remote jobs, the theory is they can live next door to the restaurant and construction site again. At least over the long term. In the meantime - that is playing out in smaller towns where remote employees are living.

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Re:90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housin... by reaperducer on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @02:01PM (#16924250)

>the theory is they can live next door to the restaurant and construction site

Yes, because construction sites remain under construction for 10-20 years. /s

Not everyone wants to find a new home every month.

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Re:90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housin... by pessimizer on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @02:36PM (#16924604)

Not literally "next door." Closer than a 90-minute commute. It's strange that you would read it that way. (What if the restaurant weren't on a residential street, or the two houses next door to it were already rented?)

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Re:90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housin... by rhacker on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @11:54PM (#16928674)

Actually many construction workers I've met on the road have RVs so yes they do ;) Not the kind of construction you're thinking of though - pipeline construction.

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Re:90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housin... by majewsky on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @02:50PM (#16924761)

> Yes, because construction sites remain under construction for 10-20 years.

We're getting there.

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