> If we're talking about the dense construction areas centered around train stations in the Bay Area
You mean, for example the Palo Alto Caltrain station? If you happen to work in another city center, that will suffice for your daily commute, but not much else. How do you get home from the casino at 2am? How do you get to your friend's house in the suburbs? How do you get to In-n-Out?
I'd consider this barely acceptable, far from excellent.
Re:I hate living in my tiny house
by fennecfoxen on Monday October 07, 2019 @06:47PM
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On some level, you have a point in here worth thinking about, but "home from the casino at 2am?" Seriously?
Employment is an excellent example of an activity which the government might want to facilitate with public transportation, and, as you point out, Caltrain is optimized for certain daily commutes. Late-night gambling-entertainment, on the other hand, belongs way down the list of priorities.
I'm not suggesting that the government should build a train to Bay101. But at the same time, it's an example of a place that thousands of people go to every day, and wouldn't be able to without cars.
Sure, most of the country doesn't have adequate transit. But some neighborhoods in most metros do. Cities should not be bound to parking minimums in those dense urban centers. If it turns out that transit is not good enough, then the market value of such housing will be appropriately low.