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		tsax on Feb 25, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Plans New Headquarters, and a City Fears Be... Exactly. It's a travesty that Silicon Valley looks like a suburb in 2015. It should've been a great example of a dense, clean, urban region, which would also mitigate the commuter problems and the pressure on San Francisco rents.

rhino369 on Feb 25, 2015 [–]

I was shocked when I first visited Silicon Valley. It looked like Skokie, IL.

Arlington, VA is an example of a suburb who successfully created a densish environment by building a subway corridor.

tsax on Feb 25, 2015 | [–]

+1. Haha, what an apt comparison. Yes, Arlington is a nice model to adopt, but needs to be even denser.

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