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The fundamental issue with zoning is that control is too local. Building in an area fundamentally helps those who want to move in at the expense of those who al
by ThrustVectoring 9y ago
The fundamental issue with zoning is that control is too local. Building in an area fundamentally helps those who want to move in at the expense of those who already live there and enjoy the higher home prices and wages that the restriction on building provides. The increased asset prices for landowners in the Bay Area far from makes up for the extra commuting costs imposed and marginal businesses priced out of the area - but landowners can vote on zoning laws here, and the commuters and those priced out can't.
- blazespin 9y agoNo, the Bay Area can not handle more density until the 101 and commuting is fixed. The real problem though is urbanization. People just want to live in cities as opportunities in rural areas dry up. Honestly, I don't think there is any solution in a free society. The simple fact is in the future status, real status not just gold necklaces and fast cars, will be about where you live. Taking zoning rights away from local voters is a pretty awful idea. We can't be all about freedom and privacy and give up local control.
- closeparen 9y agoPeople who live in skyscrapers a few blocks from their offices don't need 101.
- blazespin 9y agoit's not that simple. People change jobs.
- ThrustVectoring 9y agoWhereupon they can move if traffic is bad. Well, they could if there wasn't rampant rent control.