Silvestri: Why One Bay Area’s Growth Plan Is Not the Answer



Greenwashed high density housing for developer profits/

In reaction to my Op-Ed piece, “Why Are Local Leaders Paralyzed Over ABAG’s One Bay Area Plan?” some people commented that we have no choice but to accept One Bay Area’s vision because the urgency of our climate change crisis demands that we do everything we can, right now, without hesitation. But doing “everything we can” and doing “more of the same” is an important distinction we need to make.
That said, there are three things wrong with the argument that says we have to take action indiscriminately. The first is the assumption that there is an egalitarian “we” that can respond effectively to climate change issues. The second is the assumption that One Bay Area is a viable solution based on the belief that high density development reduces greenhouse gases (GHG). And the third is that the automobile is inherently evil.

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