I stayed in Guangzhou and was struck by how differently they'd handled housing compared to London or SF. Basically there were a lot of approx 35 story similar tower blocks and most people used public transport/taxis rather than having cars. There's really no reason why London/SF couldn't do that apart from government policy. I live in London and like it but wonder if having all the property being some silly multiple of wages is the best way to do things.
You'd want to put them in kind of nondescript areas to avoid taking out the historic stuff as mentioned in the article and maybe pay out 50% above market to existing buildings in the way so they are not too pissed off but it could be doable.
This kind of stuff https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1761639...
You'd want to put them in kind of nondescript areas to avoid taking out the historic stuff as mentioned in the article and maybe pay out 50% above market to existing buildings in the way so they are not too pissed off but it could be doable.