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"From listening to anti-development folks, most of their arguments seem to be vague concerns about “neighborhood character” etc., rather than property values."
by DannyBee 10y ago
"From listening to anti-development folks, most of their arguments seem to be vague concerns about “neighborhood character” etc., rather than property values."
I guess of the hundreds of thousands of people in multiple cities, counties, etc, who have voted for various types of development measures for many years (30+), literally none of them have any valid points that are worth discussing, and any concern about neighborhood character, etc, any of these folks make is really about property values.
Sure seems likely there is only one true and right side on this!
- jacobolus 10y agoWhat you’re claiming I think is exactly the opposite of what I wrote. I take people at their word that they’re concerned about neighborhood character. I never said such concerns were invalid or that there was only one right side. Sorry if the word “vague” comes across as dismissive. My primary point was that these cities are happy to add huge amounts of office space but are not willing to build housing at the same pace, and this is upending the housing market in the whole region and leading to massive problems with traffic and sprawl. Do you disagree?