(Tedious disclaimer: my opinion only, not speaking for anybody else. I'm an SRE at Google.)
Google's been trying to do this for years, but the Mountain View city council keep blocking it. :(
Google's been trying to do this for years, but the Mountain View city council keep blocking it. :(
I rented a house in Monta Loma (across the 101 from Google when I worked there). The same neighbors would on one hand complain that building housing in North Bayshore was a terrible idea, because the people there would stay there, and not contribute the the Mountain View economy. And on the other hand, they'd complain that development there was sure to increase traffic because more people would be driving to/from N. Bayshore. I tried to argue that it would decrease traffic, because people would no longer be driving in from San Jose, the east bay, or Gilroy.
These were the same people that complained that Google giving free lunches hurt local restaurants, and in the same discussion complained about all the traffic Google generates and how hard it was to find a place to park on Castro.
I'm so glad I moved away.
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