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What’s the name of the golf course?

by ed 4y ago

TaylorAlexander 4y ago
Lincoln Park Golf Course. Obviously it’s accessible to a lot of neighborhoods not just the wealthy one I mentioned. But when I see golf courses I think of all the affordable housing that could be built on that land.
- ed 4y ago
  Ah. Not that I think golf courses are a good use of public land, but it’s worth noting that that’s a public golf course run by the city.
  - TaylorAlexander 4y ago
    Oh of course it's public. Why would these people want to pay for their golf course when they can get the city to do it? Obviously it is accessible to a lot of other folks, but it's bordering this high end neighborhood ostensibly so they all have a nice place to play golf. Actually there is ANOTHER golf course on the other side of this neighborhood, in the Presidio.
- askafriend 4y ago
  Yeah when I see basketball and tennis courts, city parks, or zoos I think of all the affordable housing that could be built there instead. Hell, bulldoze Golden Gate Park in SF and build a ton of cheap housing there! Same with Central Park in NYC. No more fun until more housing gets built. /s
  - kelnos 4y ago
    I get what you're saying, but golf courses usually take up a lot of space that is used by a proportionally smaller group of people. Those other things you mention can be enjoyed by many many more people in a much denser fashion. I definitely agree that golf courses are inefficient uses of land, but even if we built mid-density housing on all of them here, it wouldn't solve the problem. There are plenty of other low-density areas that need to be upzoned if we're going to solve anything.
dredmorbius 4y ago
Probably Lincoln Park GC, adjacent to the Palace of the Legion of Honour. There's also the Presido Golf Course (on the grounds of the former Presidio), and a total of six in The City, AFAIU. https://www.google.com/maps/search/golf+course+san+francisco/@37.7381144,-122.4562137,13z?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/search/golf+course+san+francisco... https://www.sanfrancisco.org/golf https://www.sanfrancisco.org/golf

What’s the name of the golf course?

by ed 4y ago

What’s the name of the golf course?

Lincoln Park Golf Course. Obviously it’s accessible to a lot of neighborhoods not just the wealthy one I mentioned. But when I see golf courses I think of all the affordable housing that could be built on that land.

ed 4y ago
Ah. Not that I think golf courses are a good use of public land, but it’s worth noting that that’s a public golf course run by the city.
- TaylorAlexander 4y ago
  Oh of course it's public. Why would these people want to pay for their golf course when they can get the city to do it? Obviously it is accessible to a lot of other folks, but it's bordering this high end neighborhood ostensibly so they all have a nice place to play golf. Actually there is ANOTHER golf course on the other side of this neighborhood, in the Presidio.
askafriend 4y ago
Yeah when I see basketball and tennis courts, city parks, or zoos I think of all the affordable housing that could be built there instead. Hell, bulldoze Golden Gate Park in SF and build a ton of cheap housing there! Same with Central Park in NYC. No more fun until more housing gets built. /s
- kelnos 4y ago
  I get what you're saying, but golf courses usually take up a lot of space that is used by a proportionally smaller group of people. Those other things you mention can be enjoyed by many many more people in a much denser fashion. I definitely agree that golf courses are inefficient uses of land, but even if we built mid-density housing on all of them here, it wouldn't solve the problem. There are plenty of other low-density areas that need to be upzoned if we're going to solve anything.

dredmorbius 4y ago

Probably Lincoln Park GC, adjacent to the Palace of the Legion of Honour. There's also the Presido Golf Course (on the grounds of the former Presidio), and a total of six in The City, AFAIU. https://www.google.com/maps/search/golf+course+san+francisco/@37.7381144,-122.4562137,13z?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/search/golf+course+san+francisco... https://www.sanfrancisco.org/golf https://www.sanfrancisco.org/golf