&gt;Due to bureaucratic BS, the city can&#x27;t buy the site and therefore they can&#x27;t turn it into a subway station.<p>The environmental review process really wrecks projects like this. It&#x27;s also a favorite tool of NIMBYs, especially in California. City getting too dense for your taste? Let&#x27;s argue it&#x27;s bad for the environment, even though urban living is better for the environment than sprawl and the housing will be built there instead.