4 ms·

I feel the same way and it drives me nuts. When I bring this up many people flatout disagree: they either say that the new buildings will be just as expensive,

by ceras 13y ago

I feel the same way and it drives me nuts. When I bring this up many people flatout disagree: they either say that the new buildings will be just as expensive, or (in the bay area) complain about earthquakes. It's a very pressing issue really exacerbating the effects of income inequality, and the saddest part is how self-imposed it is. This whole thing ordeal really makes me wish for mandatory economics courses: this is one of the simplest, clearest cases of supply and demand, but it's so rarely perceived as such.

josephby 13y ago
Having lived in SF and worked on the peninsula for 5 years, I can say that a lot of the earthquake proofing stuff is bunk. Even if one agreed that limiting building heights to 10 stories significantly reduced quake-related casualties, there are plenty of places around San Francisco that should have higher-density buildings -- I'm looking at you, Mountain View.