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by kgwgk 63 days ago
> As an example SF Bay Area and Switzerland are about the same size,

> SF has double the population density.

These two statements seem hard to reconcile considering that Switzerland’s population is higher.

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You're right my memory was bad.

Both the SF Bay Area (not SF, the whole Bay), and Switzerland have ~8 million people.

SF Bay Area is 7K sq miles, Switzerland is ~15k sq miles

The point is still correct. Switzerland has half the density but it has amazing transporation. There's no excuse for SF Bay Area not to as well.