Berkeley voted to remove parking minimums from its zoning code, 9-0, in a landmark decision. I got downvoted to oblivion pointing out that this isn't good enough.
Can I ask, what it means that if "Berkeley had the same land area as San Francisco, the density would drop to just over 2,500"? Do you mean if Berkeley's population were spread over a larger area its density would drop? Is that the same as saying something like "if Berkeley were three times less dense, it would be three times less dense"? I'm just trying to understand the point
maybe i was doing tired math but my point was to divide the population over a larger land area dropping density. i was trying to anchor the size of the community for folks unaware of bay area geography.
Oh, I see. Looks like your math is right. I think it might be more interesting to calculate how many fewer people would live in San Francisco if were only as dense as Berkeley. Anyways, great article, sorry to nitpick.
Can I ask, what it means that if "Berkeley had the same land area as San Francisco, the density would drop to just over 2,500"? Do you mean if Berkeley's population were spread over a larger area its density would drop? Is that the same as saying something like "if Berkeley were three times less dense, it would be three times less dense"? I'm just trying to understand the point
maybe i was doing tired math but my point was to divide the population over a larger land area dropping density. i was trying to anchor the size of the community for folks unaware of bay area geography.
happy to be wrong if i messed up.
Oh, I see. Looks like your math is right. I think it might be more interesting to calculate how many fewer people would live in San Francisco if were only as dense as Berkeley. Anyways, great article, sorry to nitpick.