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The problem is that the increased density is happening anyway. It isn't that if we build more housing, more people will come, which will bring more people in a
by brighteyes 11y ago
The problem is that the increased density is happening anyway.
It isn't that if we build more housing, more people will come, which will bring more people in an exponential cycle. The reality is that tech workers are coming anyway, and paying whatever is required of them to live in SF. They aren't being stopped by high rents, because high as they are, they can afford them.
However, they are raising prices for people that can't afford it. That pushes other people out.
The result is that whether we build or not, tech workers will live in the city. Building more won't bring more of them. The only question is whether other people can live there too.
- Tempest1981 11y agoSimilarly, I used to think that terrible traffic would discourage growth. Not really... people's tolerance is surprisingly high.