1,100 homes. 550 of them will be permanently affordable. A childcare facility for 100 families. A 4-acre park. And.... neighbors are still against it because of "overcrowding and traffic."https://www.sfexaminer.com/the-city/against-the-interest-of-the-people-city-college-community-opposes-balboa-reservoir-housing-project/?fbclid=IwAR23f4evG8qr2kdLi1kT66X7gkYjs40uAtPOzLhmiORFAixKxZkK9sICC0s …
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Or do they want to pay nothing and have the other parts of the project cross subsidize it?
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Kim, you should talk to
@Goldiein604 about how it turns out when a property developer is sold public land w/ a promise to deliver affordable social housing on it. Don’t think private enterprises are always going to do a better job than your govt#vanre https://twitter.com/goldiein604/status/842421487868899328?s=21 …This Tweet is unavailable. - 2 more replies
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Why is it the neighborhood's responsibility to do that?
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These people in the surrounding neighborhood say they want to have more affordable housing so if they want to do that, do they have a plan to finance it or not? The city spend years/decades finding something that would support 550 units....
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exactly. Urbanist Alain Bertaud from NYU makes a similar point in this interviewhttp://www.econtalk.org/alain-bertaud-on-cities-planning-and-order-without-design/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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