Well, it's also worth remembering that you could squeeze two Singapores lengthwise (or around four sideways) between SF and San Jose. And here, too, SF is hamp

Well, it's also worth remembering that you could squeeze two Singapores lengthwise (or around four sideways) between SF and San Jose. And here, too, SF is hampered by strict building regulations and NIMBYism. In Singapore, the average residential suburb consists of a massive shopping mall directly on top of the MRT station, with dozens of 20-30 story residential buildings with walking distance, and more a short bus/light rail ride away. In the Bay Area, tumbleweeds roll through the parking lots around the average Caltrain station, and commercial or residential buildings more than two storeys high are almost unheard of.