Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te...
by ed on Friday August 05, 2022 @01:15AM
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What’s the name of the golf course?
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by dredmorbius on Friday August 05, 2022 @01:57AM
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Probably Lincoln Park GC, adjacent to the Palace of the Legion of Honour.
There's also the Presido Golf Course (on the grounds of the former Presidio), and a total of six in The City, AFAIU.
https://www.google.com/maps/search/golf+course+san+francisco...
Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te...
by TaylorAlexander on Friday August 05, 2022 @01:43AM
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Lincoln Park Golf Course. Obviously it’s accessible to a lot of neighborhoods not just the wealthy one I mentioned. But when I see golf courses I think of all the affordable housing that could be built on that land.
Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te...
by ed on Friday August 05, 2022 @02:02AM
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Ah. Not that I think golf courses are a good use of public land, but it’s worth noting that that’s a public golf course run by the city.
Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te...
by TaylorAlexander on Friday August 05, 2022 @03:12PM
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Oh of course it's public. Why would these people want to pay for their golf course when they can get the city to do it? Obviously it is accessible to a lot of other folks, but it's bordering this high end neighborhood ostensibly so they all have a nice place to play golf. Actually there is ANOTHER golf course on the other side of this neighborhood, in the Presidio.
Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te...
by askafriend on Friday August 05, 2022 @02:18AM
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Yeah when I see basketball and tennis courts, city parks, or zoos I think of all the affordable housing that could be built there instead.
Hell, bulldoze Golden Gate Park in SF and build a ton of cheap housing there! Same with Central Park in NYC.
No more fun until more housing gets built.
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Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te...
by kelnos on Friday August 05, 2022 @07:17AM
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I get what you're saying, but golf courses usually take up a lot of space that is used by a proportionally smaller group of people. Those other things you mention can be enjoyed by many many more people in a much denser fashion.
I definitely agree that golf courses are inefficient uses of land, but even if we built mid-density housing on all of them here, it wouldn't solve the problem. There are plenty of other low-density areas that need to be upzoned if we're going to solve anything.