State Senator Scott Wiener has introduced a new bill, SB-79, aimed at increasing housing density near select transit hubs. Following previous failed attempts to ease zoning restrictions, this measure allows for seven-story apartment buildings near California's top transit systems like BART and CalTrain. Wiener emphasizes the need for more housing to support transit systems, although the bill may face opposition from suburban residents. The legislation targets land owned by transit agencies, potentially repurposing underutilized parking lots into living spaces to address housing shortages.
Under this new bill, apartment buildings could be up to seven stories high, though only closer to a more limited number of what Wiener calls the state's highest quality transit stops.
This bill will likely not play well with many suburbanites after all, think of all the Caltrain and BART stations where you do not see housing anywhere near seven stories.
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