Posted Dec 27, 2013, 5:14 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 969
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Chicago getting new buildings isn't special because Chicago is already known to be a very large world-class American city. SF's boom is unique because SF is a tiny city by area size yet it is receiving an incredibly huge boom right now that is remodeling the city to be world-class. A city with 1/3 the pop. of Chicago and 1/5 the area is gaining just as much sq ft of new office space, which in itself is impressive. SF is growing into the world's tech powerhouse and reshaping the entire industry as a result, and that is why this boom is special. The pop. density of SF is going to be nearly double that of Chicago by the time the decade is over.
Not to mention the planned growth of the city that includes the first major US high speed rail station (along with LA), a new waterfront basketball stadium, incredible surges in bike lanes, new bus rapid transit routes, a new subway line, and several new museums. It isn't just raw square footage.
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