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I've started to wonder if some of the land shortage in San Francisco could be mitigated by either burying some roads or probably more realistically, just constr
by mikeyouse 12y ago
I've started to wonder if some of the land shortage in San Francisco could be mitigated by either burying some roads or probably more realistically, just constructing buildings over the roads. I'd love to see a series of 1-unit deep apartments running down the middle of California or Gough. Hell, build a few skyscrapers over 80 in SOMA.
It'll never happen, but one can dream.
- ufo 12y agoI think allowing for bigger buildings with more population density would free up more land than burying roads.
- mc32 12y agoAnd importantly, it would be cheaper. There are always ideas about getting high density along Geary, Third, etc. combined with BRT (bus rapid transit) or light rail. It just never takes off --like razing JapanTown and renovating it.
- encoderer 12y agoI don't know, the embarcadero freeway is proof that these sorts of projects can happen. There is a growing class of young affluent tech workers in SF. We'll have to see how they organize and use their gathering political power over the next decades.
- andrewliebchen 12y agoIt took an earthquake to get the demolishment underway...