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The problem is more that we are far better at building housing than we are at improving transportation and other infrastructure that needs to scale with populat
by zjaffee 8y ago
The problem is more that we are far better at building housing than we are at improving transportation and other infrastructure that needs to scale with population such as schools. Additionally, adding park space in already crowded neighborhoods is virtually impossible.
Overall I think it's clear that growth can largely be a good thing, we just need to do a better job deploying resources in a rapid when when large numbers of people move in. A good example is Seattle, where the population is booming, and even with massive transportation projects planned and in the pipeline, it's certainly possible that by the time things get built it's insufficient.
- pmiller2 8y agoI think there's something to this argument. If the Bay Area had good public transportation, and not this mess of 5+ non-coordinating, independent systems (BART, AC Transit, CalTrain, Muni, VTA, etc.), then people could live in the East Bay (or wherever) and work throughout the region. As it stands, since I do live in the East Bay, there's no practical way for me to commute to the South Bay or Peninsula in under an hour and a half driving or 2+ hours on public transportation. That locks me out of a lot of jobs, but, in my case, there are enough tech things going on in SF for it to be worthwhile.