You are of course assuming that these people are willing to live in a 40 story high rise apartment. I am not saying they are entitled to live where they are currently living, or making any other claim like that. But you are making an assumption that just because someone enjoys living in a trailer house, they must also be ok with living in an apartment. That may not be the case, at lease that's not the case for me.
Also, I am not familiar with the area in question, but isn't it quite susceptible to earthquakes? I am not saying don't build a multistory building, but 40 stories?
I'm sure they'd rather live in the trailer, but you can't always get what you want. They are living on someone else's property.
I fully expect they'd rather live in a cheap apartment in Palo Alto over a wherever the nearest empty lot large enough and cheap enough to host a trailer park. I'd imagine that's pretty far away.
What will actually happen is that they will get evicted and 2 million dollar mini-mcmansions will get built there instead.
> But you are making an assumption that just because someone enjoys living in a trailer house, they must also be ok with living in an apartment. That may not be the case, at lease that's not the case for me.
good point. a home with a private yard for the kids to play, no shared walls, a porch to sit on while you wave to neighbors on their evening stroll -- these things aren't possible in high-rise apartment buildings, which by comparison might feel like confinement.
also, many people who've never lived in a trailer park, or don't know any manufactured homeowners, might not understand the sense of community that a lot of trailer park residents feel.
i'm not saying that a sense of community is not possible in a high-rise apartment building, but in my experience, high-rise apartment buildings have a much different atmosphere than gated communities.
> Also, I am not familiar with the area in question, but isn't it quite susceptible to earthquakes? I am not saying don't build a multistory building, but 40 stories?
SF and san jose have lots of high-rises, as do other big cities near fault lines :)
Unfortunately, people are downvoting you rather than engaging with your argument.
Apartments are a very different living situation than living in your own building on land. One has a lot more open area for projects, playtime, vehicle maintenance, outdoor cooking and gathering, etc.
I live in apartments because I do not want a yard to have to maintain. And I know many people who do not live in apartments because they want a yard to use for projects and enjoying. It's ridiculous to assume that these people would want to live in apartments without asking them.
And it's inhumane to suggest that people with fewer resources should live in the space that someone else chose for them, merely because they have fewer resources.
Also, I am not familiar with the area in question, but isn't it quite susceptible to earthquakes? I am not saying don't build a multistory building, but 40 stories?