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Army Core of Engineers had a grand plan to fill most of the bay and build housing on it. People put their foot down and it didn't happen.
by Gibbon1 6y ago
Army Core of Engineers had a grand plan to fill most of the bay and build housing on it. People put their foot down and it didn't happen.
- mehrdadn 6y agoIt wasn't just people disliking it, it was actually a terrible plan AFAIK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i70wkxmumAw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i70wkxmumAw
- Gravityloss 6y agoAwesome that they went through the trouble of building the models and doing the tests. Resources well spent!
- anonAndOn 6y agoSort of. The CoE + developers wanted to fill in the remaining 2/3 since 1/3 was already being used as trash dumps. [0] And now, large chunks of bay cities are built on top of the former dumps. It's one of the reasons why there are dozens of ships buried under the SF Financial District. [1] [0]https://blog.savesfbay.org/2013/04/trash-dumps-and-the-hidden-history-of-the-bay-shoreline/ https://blog.savesfbay.org/2013/04/trash-dumps-and-the-hidde... [1]https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/ghost-ships-san-francisco-dozens-wrecks-buried-beneath-city-streets-007548 https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/ghos...
- lostlogin 6y agoReclaimed land does amazing things in earthquakes. The plan coming to nothing may have been for the best.