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And then there are places like Mountain View and Cupertino that were happy to have companies headquarter there but then refused to allow new housing to be built
by pyrophane 12y ago
And then there are places like Mountain View and Cupertino that were happy to have companies headquarter there but then refused to allow new housing to be built for the workers, putting even more pressure on SF to pick up the slack.
I was not aware the numbers were that bleak. Is that total housing units or just rental units?
- jackowayed 12y agoLooks like total units: http://www.bayareacensus.ca.gov/counties/SanFranciscoCounty.htm http://www.bayareacensus.ca.gov/counties/SanFranciscoCounty.... Though I was actually surprised it was so high. That's units, not bedrooms, and it's only a city of ~800k people. I guess there's a lot of 1-person households to bring down the average despite all the families and twenty-somethings in 2-4 bedroom units with at least as many inhabitants as bedrooms.
- ulfw 12y agoWell, no one forced said companies to set ground there. Especially when a ton of their employees don't even want to live near Mountain View, Cupertino or Menlo Park and thus have to be bused for an hour+ from SF. Jus' saying ;)
- raverbashing 12y agoThis The US is vast, but of course, let's cram all the technology workers in a tight corner of a bay and densify that to the max. Grow Out. Of course, SF is a "city", not the kind of city that's part of an urban sprawl like the others. Maybe that's what other cities should start doing. That and quality public transport (not only Google Bus)
- chillingeffect 12y agoI dream of building a city in an otherwise-empty part of the U.S., one built around electric bike paths (and hell Segways lol), with bicycle and pedestrian paths and lightweight rail moving around the heavy stuff. Cars and trucks and trains can be on the perimeter and in several large arteries.