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Limited yes, but limited by regulation more than anything else. Within a 30 minute drive of SF there are hundreds of square miles to develop on. Pick a doze
by epicureanideal 2y ago
Limited yes, but limited by regulation more than anything else. Within a 30 minute drive of SF there are hundreds of square miles to develop on. Pick a dozen at random and build residential skyscrapers. Problem solved.
- iforgot22 2y agoThat's pretty much what they're doing. But the apartment that probably requires driving 30 minutes (or 1.5hr train) to work is worth a lot less than something in SF. Edit: SF itself does have strict zoning. But even if everyone there wanted max density, so they tore everything down and built skyscrapers instead (ignoring the soil problem there), it's a fixed supply of land.
- epicureanideal 2y agoYeah I’m seeing some of the development but it’s mostly 5 story rather than 50, and very small total area compared to what would be possible. The apartments are still quite expensive even an hour’s train ride away.