Effort by tech billionaires who have purchased 55,000 acres is meeting local and Bay Area criticism
that a group of tech billionaires has purchased 55,000 acres in eastern Solano County with plans to create a new city is meeting with criticism from local politicians and consternation from Bay Area thought leaders. But some objections to the new city do not hold water and Northern Californians should regard this development with cautious optimism.
Critics fault the proposed city for not being near transit, with the implication that it will lead to more driving and greenhouse gas emissions than the urban infill projects that local planners prefer. But the land accumulated by the investor group, Flannery Associates, is near the Capitol Corridor rail line which provides service to Sacramento and San Jose, along with transfers to BART in Richmond and Oakland.
Infill projects are great in theory, but often meet with stiff local resistance, which contributes to high construction costs and delays. The result is too often very expensive housing made affordable to some only through lavish taxpayer subsidies. Another objection is that the new city will abut Travis Air Force Base purportedly creating a national security threat. But areas near the northeastern edge of the base are already built up, and concerns about security have yet to make news. This objection might also come as a surprise to residents of San Diego, many of whom live within walking distance of the city’s naval facilities.
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