Reasons why Oakland could end up being the Manhattan of the Bay Area: 1. Better weather than SF 2. Better highway access from nearby bedroom communities and suburbs 3. Ground better for big buildings than SF
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Soil conditions are basically irrelevant to skyscraper construction nowadays, high-profile engineering failures aside
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Actually...they always have been. The thing about skyscrapers in Manhattan leapfrogging past Midtown South because of geology is an urban legend
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Replying to @MarketUrbanism @Noahpinion
do you have a link to somewhere where I can read about this?
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