> They like to have yards. They like spacious homes. They like to see the sky and the mountain vistas and the water.
People flock to the Bay Area to have a yard and a spacious home? The lack of those things is the reason I left!
Maybe the very wealthy have yards and large houses in the Bay Area, but most everybody else is living in Manhattan-sized apartments without the benefits of living in a high density area like Manhattan (more walkability, public transit, etc).
You are making my point. If you left to get more space, why would the Economist think that the place could have five times more workers if they lifted building restrictions? The Bay Area with no building restrictions would be even less desirable.
The Bay Area with no building restrictions turns into Manhattan. I'd rather live in Manhattan than the Bay Area. If I'm not going to have much space, I'd rather the city be designed for that kind of life.
People flock to the Bay Area to have a yard and a spacious home? The lack of those things is the reason I left!
Maybe the very wealthy have yards and large houses in the Bay Area, but most everybody else is living in Manhattan-sized apartments without the benefits of living in a high density area like Manhattan (more walkability, public transit, etc).