If you found yourself stuck on Highway 101 between San Francisco and San Jose, you’d really see what Silicon Valley looks like for many. In a region where the disruption of existing norms is everything, why does this decades-old paradigm of the office persist? Apple could have pushed harder to press for fewer spaces; Cupertino should re-examine policies that make driving the easiest option. Because of the Bay Area’s chronic underinvestment in housing and transit, home prices escalate and congestion worsens. Zoning makes building near transit difficult if not illegal and makes a mix of uses (like housing, retail and work) nearly impossible.

Source: New York Times July 08, 2017 18:22 UTC