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Very tall buildings are technology. People don't like them, but they are the only way to make cost of living cheaper in terms of housing and offices. In cities
by rogerkirkness 7y ago
Very tall buildings are technology. People don't like them, but they are the only way to make cost of living cheaper in terms of housing and offices. In cities where lots of very tall buildings are going up, rent is going up much slower or not at all. In cities where that isn't the case, it's increasing as population and wealth grow. Building vertically is the only way to prevent if from being zero sum.
- Retric 7y agoYou can get high density without very tall buildings. On street parking for example has a huge impact on density. As do wide streets, parks etc.
- rogerkirkness 7y agoI agree, but I'd argue that almost all cities have too few parks and too many low slung buildings.
- rewgs 7y agoA city that starts getting rid of parks is a city I’m not moving to.
- Spooky23 7y agoYou can also reduce demand. It’s a big country. The SF situation is the ultimate bubble.
- closeparen 7y agoBoom and bust cycles in the tech and real estate industries definitely play a role in SF's situation, but the real bubble here is sprawl. As we wake up from the automobile-futurism fever dream, the few places in the US whose built environments aren't wholly given over to it are seeing the same pressures. If you can make driving your SUV from the cul de sac to the strip mall to the office park cool again, there are many millions waiting for you at GM, Ford, and Lennar. If not, then no you cannot "reduce demand" for SF and places like it.