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Berkeley's upzoning would be among nation's largest
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#13Wouldn’t the residents revolt as it could bring their house prices down
That's been the last 40 years
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#15Wouldn’t the residents revolt as it could bring their house prices down
If they revolt, and Berkeley concedes to their uprising, then California state law nullifies all residential zoning restrictions in Berkeley, including height limits.
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#16Excellent news! What a relief for a city dominated by struggling students to have more housing per area.
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#17Wouldn’t the residents revolt as it could bring their house prices down
Upzoning increases land prices. It only results in a decrease in per-unit average house prices if it is accompanied with development (more housing units per square metre of land). Upzoning doesn't guarantee increased development as developers only build when it makes financial sense to do so, and flooding the market with more units would decrease the potential profit they can make. Existing residents who don't develo…
> It only results in a decrease in per-unit average house prices
It never does. Upzoning does NOT reduce per-unit prices, but it certainly increases everyone's misery.
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#18Now make a bookmark and check back in 5 years. What will happen: prices in Berkeley will go in lockstep with other areas around it (likely way up). Meanwhile, congestion will worsen and crime will also likely rise.
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#19A surprisingly progressive proposal coming from Berkeley, but of course they are still playing games with parking minimums maximums, setback requirements, and income segregation. Seems like it would be a step forward at least.
yeah, i'm pretty skeptical that berkeley will actually manage to accomplish something progressive. if this change had actual merit, somebody would have put a stop to it by now.
I'd assume that between setbacks, parking minimums, height limits, and floor-area-ratio requirements, they're going to end up changing basically nothing.
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#20I’m still shocked by the notion that a highly dense population is inherently good.
Pollution increases, energy requirements increase, crime per-capita increases, babies per-capita tend to decrease, time spent in traffic or commuting increases, space per person decreases.
I get that you get more food or entertainment options, but in general it doesn’t appear that increasing density actually improves quality of life. Though it may increase opportunity, that’s not necessarily something an existing community would be improved by.