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Why is that a bad law? Not everyone wants to live in a concrete jungle. Nature is good for your health.
by Zarath 9y ago
Why is that a bad law? Not everyone wants to live in a concrete jungle. Nature is good for your health.
- panic 9y agoYes, that's why there's a distinction made between "suburban" and "metropolitan" areas.
- nerfhammer 9y ago> concrete jungle This is the sort of hyperbole that blocks reasonable policies
- Spivak 9y agoDevil's advocate. If SF actually wanted to meet the demand for housing it would be a concrete jungle. No value judgment, there are just a ton of people that want to move there. But since we know that SF isn't going to do that to preserve the character of the city the amount of available housing is basically arbitrary. So you could build more housing, but since no matter what prices are still going to be high and most people are still going to be left out the only reason to really do it is if it benefits the city and/or current residents.
- Decade 9y agoOne man’s concrete jungle is another man’s walkable and extremely lively community. Also, many people have pointed out, we don’t need to go full Manhattan to satisfy current demand. We can do it with mid-rise construction, that still leaves lots of open spaces and views of the sky. To do that, we have to recognize that “character” is not just the outside of the building, increasingly a playground for the rich, but the life that goes on inside them.
- francisofascii 9y agoExactly. Six stories is about right, imho.