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I think that train already left the station as Apple, Google and Facebook are building new sprawling campuses. There's unlikely to be any significant infrastruc
by uola 10y ago
I think that train already left the station as Apple, Google and Facebook are building new sprawling campuses. There's unlikely to be any significant infrastructure growth without dense business districts.
- TulliusCicero 10y agoWhat does this mean? The large tech companies are no fan of NIMBY policies, they know the insane housing prices make it harder to recruit. Google in particular has expressed interest in developing high-density housing (by south bay area standards) in Mountain View now that the area around its campus has been rezoned to allow housing.
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- vidarh 10y agoHe's suggesting the corporate campuses needs to be condensed too. I haven't been in the Bay Area for years, but when I was there last at least, it was noteworthy given the property prices, how much low-rise commercial property there was. Frankly, a lot of the problem would be solved with a few highrise districts. I live in London. My road here has much smaller plots than a typical Palo Alto street. Yet the my road with 660 houses, takes up ~40,000 square meters of land (including the road and gardens). Near our local rail station they're building a few developments that will include at least one 55 story tower. Combined they will house about as many people as our road on maybe about 1,000 square meters of land. High density can solve a lot of problems if done right.
- TulliusCicero 10y agoBut that, too, is a symptom of NIMBY policies that push sprawl. Google would love to have fewer, taller buildings (if nothing else, it'd make their shuttle system a lot easier to manage), but Mountain View won't let them.