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Re: “We need more housing next to mass transit” (Page A6, Aug. 8).

Do not let SB 79 destroy our neighborhoods.

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SB 79, authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener, mandates that six- to seven-story residential buildings be built within a half-mile radius of any qualifying transit stops, which include some bus stops. This is beyond what has already been mandated along linear corridors and with the housing elements plan. A single-family home neighborhood currently has about eight houses per acre. These will be near developments that cannot be stopped if this bill passes. Cities will be forced to upzone more and more areas as more qualifying transit stops, including bus stops, are added.

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