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> But San Francisco is a “not in my backyard” locale where the amount of new construction just isn’t that high, for legal and regulatory reasons. I’m so tired
by abalone 8y ago
> But San Francisco is a “not in my backyard” locale where the amount of new construction just isn’t that high, for legal and regulatory reasons.
I’m so tired of hearing this. It’s not accurate. It’s a simplistic political slogan that the YIMBY crowd keeps repeating and it’s time to correct it.
The SF Chronicle just ran a story on how multiple approved residential construction projects have stalled along the Van Ness corridor, right next to a new hospital. The key reason? Multiple interviews with developers paint a clear picture: Skyrocketing construction costs.[1]
[1] https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Turns-out-SF-s-big-new-hospital-on-Van-Ness-13698405.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Turns-out-SF-s-b...
- jplayer01 8y agoHmmm, the article doesn't go into where the rising construction costs are coming from and it seems incredibly dishonest not to address it. It could just as well be that NIMBYism is leading to legal/regulatory issues which are driving up construction costs. It could be something else entirely, but we can't tell from the article and without that information, there's no way to draw your conclusion that NIMBY isn't the problem.
- abalone 8y agoOr it could be, you know, all the construction happening in the city. But who knows! It’s probably NIMBYs somehow! Definitely not a massive influx of techies in a boom economy, nope, definitely not anything to do with tech.
- jplayer01 8y agoWell, that isn't constructive at all. I don't know why the construction costs are suddenly so high. Do you? Or do you just think you know? Do you actually care or do you just want to further your own views, despite any obvious bias?