These geographic boundaries constrain our City’s area to only 8.4 square miles. As such, there is no room for lateral expansion. If it were a perfect square, it would measure less than 3 miles on a side and could be traversed by bicycle in less than 12 minutes. This small remaining land has forced future expansion in the only remaining direction: UP. Perhaps we should be asking not how, but why, we need to build taller buildings that block views, light and increase density. There may be many reasons but the most likely one is our City’s need to generate more revenue to pay for its profligate spending- far greater than most cities of a similar size.

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