Life Inside the RVs of Silicon Valley
SF Bay area (Nine-county) is 25 times the size of Singapore and 11 times that of London. Its population at 7.7 million is only 1.4 times as large as Singapore&#x27;s (5.6 million) and less than London&#x27;s (8.8 million).  Its GDP at $721 billion is 2.4 times that of Singapore&#x27;s ($297 billion) and 1.3 times London&#x27;s ($542 billion).<p>Solutions should be possible if rational negotiations could be carried out and affected parties could be compensated adequately. I understand that older residents wish to retain their lifestyle and community character. Could any amount of money and other concessions from new developments compensate them for the potential change that will come quite gradually in any case?  Could the new developments be constructed in an area that wouldn&#x27;t have a direct impact on their daily lives?<p>More practical concerns like increased traffic jam and effect on property value should be addressable with the tens of billions of economic benefits that could be realized from new, denser developments. Finding a way to equitably distribute these benefits would be a huge headache but since the net results are likely positive, the solution should be possible with the right organization and efforts.