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Overall good summary, and that growth chart explains a lot of SF's problems over the last decade. Every city must have a capacity based on space available, SF i
by proc0 7y ago
Overall good summary, and that growth chart explains a lot of SF's problems over the last decade. Every city must have a capacity based on space available, SF is tiny at around 45 square miles, which is a fraction of most other large cities, yet the amount of people that want to live here is probably disproportionate, and obviously the current administration of the city has not been able to keep up.
- larnmar 7y agoIt’s ridiculous that US cities are spread into so many different “cities” for historical reasons. It seems to me that the whole Bay Area metropolitan area would be much better off if there were a single city government.
- kelnos 7y agoWhile square mileage is certainly a limiting factor, we've hardly scratched the surface in vertical height. SF's population density is embarrassingly low for a city with such demand.
- proc0 7y agoIt's due to earthquakes I assume, since the building safety codes are probably super strict. I was just recently in the Saleforce tower, and had the chance to visit floor 55. Yeah, fuck that, the wind was making the office sway very slightly but noticeably. I can't imagine being on floor 55 during an earthquake!