Comment by erentz

I spent the morning talking with a guy who was telling me about growing up in San Jose during the 60s and how amazing it was playing in all the orchards (hoping the sherif didn't catch them). Anyone who looks around and likes what the valley has turned into is suffering some kind of cognitive issue. This is a disaster of urban planning. A sea of parking lots, 8 lane streets, freeways, and warehouses. There is no shortage of space. We could have had a chain of interconnected walkable towns with high frequency rail connecting them up and down the peninsula catering to three times the capacity it caters to today. The amenities and quality of life would be better for everyone. It's not infeasible to get there now but at this point it requires serious leadership to get us there and Google, Facebook, et al. need to start spending money to make that happen.