95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority

Re:95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority by CydeWeys on Thursday February 23, 2023 @11:42AM (#34912830)

It doesn't ruin neighborhoods, it creates housing for a lot more people to live in, bringing down housing costs citywide, and it makes the neighborhood better and more vibrant with more people.

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Re:95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority by ghaff on Thursday February 23, 2023 @11:55AM (#34913026)

More people may make a neighborhood more "vibrant." It can also increase traffic, congestion more broadly, make goods and services more expensive, etc.

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Re:95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority by CalRobert on Thursday February 23, 2023 @12:32PM (#34913652)

So add people and remove cars.

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Re:95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority by ghaff on Thursday February 23, 2023 @12:51PM (#34913918)

There would be very little point in living in the Bay Area for me if I didn't have convenient access to nature, which requires a car.

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Re:95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority by titzer on Thursday February 23, 2023 @01:17PM (#34914294)

I lived in Munich 7 years and could take a train to Garmisch in less than 90 minutes, then literally walk from the train station to any of dozens of hiking trails that cover several mountains, or to several Gondolas.

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Re:95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority by CalRobert on Thursday February 23, 2023 @03:34PM (#34916111)

Are you suggesting we should prevent other people from living in the bay area so you can have more convenient motoring?

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Re:95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority by ghaff on Thursday February 23, 2023 @05:14PM (#34917357)

I don't live in the Bay Area. But I certainly wouldn't consider doing so to if "removing cars" were a requirement for doing so.

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