I agree. Nimbys and current owners prevent the building of higher density and modern housing. You would hope that the Federal government would step in because new construction would create jobs. Also in the Bay area, you could add lots of higher density housing near the Caltrain and gain that way.
My city's aging infrastructure is having trouble withstanding the population boom that's come with recent high density building. Sewers, traffic, and public transit are all suffering from unchecked construction. Sometimes NIMBYs have good reasons to fight development.
Agree. Especially in the south bay/peninsula, you have all the millionaire NIMBYs preventing the area from becoming a new dense metropolis. It doesn't seem possible for cities like SF and Manhattan to be built today.
