Building an entirely new city from scratch in Northern California: an environmentally friendly way of providing more housing, according to some silicon valley types
Flannery Associates, the California group behind the $800m effort, launched a website showcasing renderings
Sure, why attempt to improve the climate resilience or affordable housing in the cities where millions of people already live, when you can just buy land upstate and get a whole new toy to play with? And why tell local, state or national government anything - they'll only be supplying the land, water, sewerage, utilities & transport links. You pay your taxes, you deserve to get something back.
This is going to be one hell of a planning application. What's the land use code for "feudal stronghold"?
Let's build utopia around one of the busiest air force bases in the country. The mission is air mobility command and huge cargo jets take off and land all day, every day. Used to live their. Not too bright.