tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30400278.post5693001447217549932..comments2010-02-08T11:02:17.159-05:00Comments on The Gross Report: The Land of Milk and HoneyStephen Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704949337738506028noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30400278.post-56551330883089723842009-06-08T11:21:14.748-05:002009-06-08T11:21:14.748-05:00I imagine weather has a lot to do with it. Howeve...I imagine weather has a lot to do with it. However, I think that proximity to the rivers is the other critical issue. If you look at pre-suburban development in SW PA, it was concentrated along the river, and housing naturally pushed forward onto the hillsides once the floodplains were filled. Three different rivers means development could snake further and still allow for relatively rapid transportation. San Francisco is basically the bay, and so you've got to concentrate as much development as you can into a relatively small spot.Pazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498571066166908059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30400278.post-61189768791579549342008-05-29T10:20:00.000-05:002008-05-29T10:20:00.000-05:00I would also posit decay --- take a look at the So...I would also posit decay --- take a look at the SouthSide Slopes of Pittsburgh from say 1940 or 1942 (about when Pittsburgh's population was peaking) and the density of housing is very impressive. Since then Pittsburgh has lost half of its population so quite a few marginal homes have been demolished/allowed to decay.festerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718756982251152390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30400278.post-55782983354615079682008-03-17T22:57:00.000-05:002008-03-17T22:57:00.000-05:00I'll take beer and maple over milk and honey any d...I'll take beer and maple over milk and honey any day.farside268https://www.blogger.com/profile/13155190419694680877noreply@blogger.com