I share your frustration with these little outgrowths of NIMBYism. I've definitely heard *a lot* of this over the years. "We need more affordable housing, not new development!" is a common one.
The bit of optimism that I'll add, though, is that we successfully created a cultural/political identity to serve as an answer to NIMBYism: YIMBYi…
I share your frustration with these little outgrowths of NIMBYism. I've definitely heard *a lot* of this over the years. "We need more affordable housing, not new development!" is a common one.
The bit of optimism that I'll add, though, is that we successfully created a cultural/political identity to serve as an answer to NIMBYism: YIMBYism/urbanism. I wrote about how the YIMBYs were finally creating a movement that people could identify with a year ago: https://www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/the-wonderful-propaganda-of-more
I think the fact that both the Liberals and Conservatives are, basically, on the same page is a clear sign that the YIMBYs are winning and the NIMBYs losing. Hurrah!
I share your frustration with these little outgrowths of NIMBYism. I've definitely heard *a lot* of this over the years. "We need more affordable housing, not new development!" is a common one.
The bit of optimism that I'll add, though, is that we successfully created a cultural/political identity to serve as an answer to NIMBYism: YIMBYism/urbanism. I wrote about how the YIMBYs were finally creating a movement that people could identify with a year ago: https://www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/the-wonderful-propaganda-of-more
I think the fact that both the Liberals and Conservatives are, basically, on the same page is a clear sign that the YIMBYs are winning and the NIMBYs losing. Hurrah!