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Doesn't the risk of earthquakes prevent building tall buildings? Also London is comparatively flat, a large area on the SF peninsula is a huge useless (From a h
by TrickyRick 9y ago
Doesn't the risk of earthquakes prevent building tall buildings? Also London is comparatively flat, a large area on the SF peninsula is a huge useless (From a housing perspective) mountain and large parts of it are hills which makes construction difficult. I'm not saying this is the main reason but it probably makes the comparison a bit biased.
- xyzzy_plugh 9y agoNo, city legislation disallows high-rises to preserve the town's image, and keep demand high. The reason for the lack of housing in the bay area is wholly artificial. NIMBYism at the extreme. Look at other high population areas in earthquake prone regions. Plenty of huge high rises.
- TrickyRick 9y agoFair point, loads of other cities have figured it out.
- mdorazio 9y agoOn your earthquake question, the answer is no. See Tokyo as an example. From an engineering perspective we are very good at making buildings earthquake resistant; it just costs more to do so. Height restrictions on construction like those in SF usually have more to do with politics and NIMBYism than with safety concerns.