Why a Walnut Creek apartment block can't fit one 3-bedroom unit (kevin.burke.dev)
The proposed Walnut Creek building has zero three-bedroom units and needs state density-bonus waivers just to pencil out. Burke traces it to double-stairwell rules that force interior corridors, stretcher-sized elevators, and parking minimums.
The Copenhagen counterexample packs 149 units per acre at similar height with cross-ventilated family flats and a sunlit courtyard playground. The thread mostly agreed on the building code, then spent its energy fighting over Burke's robotaxi aside.
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