Plan for 55,000-acre utopia dreamed by Silicon Valley elites unveiled
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Flannery Associates, the California group behind the $800m effort, launched a website showcasing renderings

Sure, why attempt to improve the climate resilience or affordable housing in the cities where millions of people already live, when you can just buy land upstate and get a whole new toy to play with? And why tell local, state or national government anything - they’ll only be supplying the land, water, sewerage, utilities & transport links. You pay your taxes, you deserve to get something back.

This is going to be one hell of a planning application. What’s the land use code for “feudal stronghold”?

  • Rajtinka@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Let’s build utopia around one of the busiest air force bases in the country. The mission is air mobility command and huge cargo jets take off and land all day, every day. Used to live their. Not too bright.