turns out you can preserve the suburbia character of sf while also making it affordable. or you can turn it into tokyo, which would be a big improvement.

1 ultra-dense option, at 100K people per km2, included high-rises like you might see in Hong Kong or New York. But it turns out it’s possible to reach Manhattan-level densities with lower buildings that match the city’s existing character. “When we realized that you could actually house 40K people per km2, we wanted to show that” With some additional 6-story buildings in a neighborhood, suddenly it would be possible to accommodate the number of people who want to live in the city.

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