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I agree with this view. You still need gardeners, maintenance staff, custodians, plumbers, electricians, drivers and shop staff. They cannot afford to live insi
by sn41 7y ago
I agree with this view. You still need gardeners, maintenance staff, custodians, plumbers, electricians, drivers and shop staff. They cannot afford to live inside current smart cities.
Most middle-class and rich think of smart cities as just large gated communities. But unlike a gated community, a city needs a large number of lower middle class workers. If you "sweep them under the rug" by relegating them outside, you might end up with slums anyway, albeit outside the boundary.
- entropea 7y agoSF is starting to have some issue getting lower wage workers to commute & work in the city. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/dining/san-francisco-restaurants-service.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/dining/san-francisco-rest...
- HillaryBriss 7y agoI believe it. FWIW, I think this problem has been a theme of SF politics & transportation reporting since the 90's. I predict that it won't be solved until the SV/SF tech money bubble deflates some day.