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I simply can't see why there shouldn't be possible to create large scale artificial cities in the western world. Especially young people do not want to live in
by thomasfl 10y ago
I simply can't see why there shouldn't be possible to create large scale artificial cities in the western world. Especially young people do not want to live in suburbs.
When reading about San Francisco's problems with booming real estate prices and gentrifications, you can't help wondering why the state of California simply do not plan some new urban cities? The tech industry needs people and tech people need cities. When a city is full, you build a new one with city with squares, park'n ride and plenty of opportunity for people to meet.
- zepto 10y agoThe problem is that the culture is what makes a city appealing, not the architecture. Simply building a new city doesn't do anything to create a viable culture.
- jimminy 10y agoIt isn't an issue for the state to handle. It's an issue with where the companies have chosen to locate themselves. Any state could have these new areas, not just California. The companies cluster around populations of individuals who are highly skilled in the areas the company need. The individuals cluster around the areas that have a broad population of employment opportunity. If you want to create a new economic center, you need to influence several major companies to invest in that area as an offshoot. Single company towns(and industry towns) are prone to collapse and are a bit entrapping, so you need redundancy in both companies and industry. (There is also cultural draw, that cannot be recreated. It manifests from the populace and history of the area. But this isn't as easy to seed and takes more time than corporate sponsorship of an area.)