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All control of Bay Area housing should be put into the hands of a single "housing czar" with absolute authority to rezone. Usually democratic methods are prefer
by FreakyT 10y ago
All control of Bay Area housing should be put into the hands of a single "housing czar" with absolute authority to rezone. Usually democratic methods are preferable, but in this case it's clear they've failed in an absolute sense, and a new approach is needed.
- cylinder 10y agoSame with transportation. The reason transport is such a mess is because of all the different municipalities involved. To continue to think of the Bay as a group of totally independent cities is ridiculous.
- justinlardinois 10y agoI get what you're saying, but what's the alternative? Go back to the first half of the 1900s where San Jose was annexing everything?
- cylinder 10y agoTransportation handled on a state level with total authority by the state to place tracks and stations wherever they want. Certainly consultation should take place but ultimately state decides. And yes, forced municipality amalgamation should take place. Enough with all the small villages that want to be their own city with their own rules to keep others out. Take a look at what Sydney is doing right now with council amalgamations to override NIMBY power. Melbourne did this a long time ago and as a result has been able to effect a lot more urban planning.
- Redoubts 10y agoI think it would make more sense if counties and/or towns were consolidated rather than being the checkerboard of beggar-thy-neighbor constituencies it is now.