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Many people in Palo Alto absolutely do not want more more building and density.
by bagels 2y ago
Many people in Palo Alto absolutely do not want more more building and density.
- bombcar 2y agoAnd many people outside Palo Alto want to live there without substantially changing it. If Palo Alto becomes Manhattan, is it still Palo Alto? At some point you're facing a contradiction, where a million people want to live in a town of 80,000 without substantially changing the feel of the town.
- cmdli 2y agoI would argue that many people outside of Palo Alto would absolutely be fine living there even if it was substantially different. The primary benefit of Palo Alto is its location, which is close to many jobs and to San Francisco/San Jose more generally. This is doubly the case if the new Palo Alto also has lower costs of housing, which would be likely with more density.