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My neighborhood went from 3000 people per square mile to over 20000 in less than a decade. Did traffic get worse? Slightly…but mobility actually improved becaus

My neighborhood went from 3000 people per square mile to over 20000 in less than a decade. Did traffic get worse? Slightly…but mobility actually improved because we built light rail. It now takes less time to move around the city. Did we have to build a new sewer processing facility? Yes. And it costs me all of $15 a month to pay for it. Did we have to build a new electrical substation? Of course! And we did it in less than a year without any problems. I have more than enough experience to know it can be done. I’m living that experience every day. I’m sorry you’re so bad at building things that you think it’s not possible, but luckily we’re not all incompetent.

robomartin 3y ago
That’s very funny. It’s funny that you think that’s impressive. It’s funny that you think density means anything. It’s funny that you think you actually have experience because others did the work. It’s funny that you think your lame 10x density increase can actually translate to a city like Los Angeles, NYC, San Francisco, etc. It’s funny you can’t connect reality to math and understand what you are talking about is pure fantasy: NYC 20MM today, 200MM after your fantasy Los Angeles, 12MM to 120MM Chicago, 9MM to 90MM Etc. Please. Get real. Now, if you are talking about building where there’s nothing (3000 people per square mile is nothing), well, have at it. That’s not where housing availability is a problem. Oh, yes, your attempt to use density to impress is hilarious. I did note you said “your neighborhood”. One or a few apartment buildings can easily cause a 10x density increase in a neighborhood, given that “neighborhood” can be just a few blocks. If you actually want to make the point you are attempting to make, provide links to the many stories that would have been written about a non-trivial CITY increasing the population by a factor of ten within its own boundaries. Otherwise, I think you are trying to inflate two apartment buildings into something they are not. This is about providing affordable housing for tens of millions of people. That cannot be done within the boundaries of major cities in the US. That problem is asymptotic.
- darksaints 3y ago
  This happened in Seattle, which I assume falls into your non-trivial CITY argument. Nobody here is talking about making Manhattan or Downtown Chicago denser, JFC. They’re talking about making SFH neighborhoods denser…you know, those neighborhoods like the ones where you find those million dollar homes that you linked to in your post. I’m so glad I don’t work with anybody like you. What a fucking nightmare.

robomartin 3y ago

That’s very funny. It’s funny that you think that’s impressive. It’s funny that you think density means anything. It’s funny that you think you actually have experience because others did the work. It’s funny that you think your lame 10x density increase can actually translate to a city like Los Angeles, NYC, San Francisco, etc. It’s funny you can’t connect reality to math and understand what you are talking about is pure fantasy: NYC 20MM today, 200MM after your fantasy Los Angeles, 12MM to 120MM Chicago, 9MM to 90MM Etc. Please. Get real. Now, if you are talking about building where there’s nothing (3000 people per square mile is nothing), well, have at it. That’s not where housing availability is a problem. Oh, yes, your attempt to use density to impress is hilarious. I did note you said “your neighborhood”. One or a few apartment buildings can easily cause a 10x density increase in a neighborhood, given that “neighborhood” can be just a few blocks. If you actually want to make the point you are attempting to make, provide links to the many stories that would have been written about a non-trivial CITY increasing the population by a factor of ten within its own boundaries. Otherwise, I think you are trying to inflate two apartment buildings into something they are not. This is about providing affordable housing for tens of millions of people. That cannot be done within the boundaries of major cities in the US. That problem is asymptotic.

darksaints 3y ago
This happened in Seattle, which I assume falls into your non-trivial CITY argument. Nobody here is talking about making Manhattan or Downtown Chicago denser, JFC. They’re talking about making SFH neighborhoods denser…you know, those neighborhoods like the ones where you find those million dollar homes that you linked to in your post. I’m so glad I don’t work with anybody like you. What a fucking nightmare.