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Old Posted Dec 19, 2017, 6:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown View Post
Not only are the new office buildings all between 700 and 750 feet, but the new cars brought into the city seem to be between 160 and 220 inches long. It's almost as if there's some limit imposed by economy and practicality. Where the hell are the superlongs?
Economy, practicality... and NIMBY's and wayward aldermen...

Let's not pretend all height restrictions have been because of natural market forces.
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