On: Reno Wants to Be Silicon Valley's Back Office

[martinald]

Wow. Austin "overcrowded". It has less that 2500people/sq mi. I've heard it all now.

[cozzyd → martinald]

If it had higher density, it would probably be less congested since people wouldn't need to drive to get to the corner store.

[reustle → cozzyd]

Needing a car to survive is the reason I left Austin

[mahyarm → martinald]

I think overcrowding really means congestion to most people. Any quick population spike will cause congestion as infrastructure takes time to scale.

Some forms of congestion:

1. Traffic

2. Reduced parking

3. Waiting at restaurants longer

4. Housing and living costs becoming quickly unaffordable

5. Longer commutes and travel times.

6. More noise

[pbreit → martinald]

Probably referring to the denser portions, you know, where the enormous university and Texas government are?