paralysis via NIMBY is the key problem in the US. many urbanists would be happy to grid every city with subways. we talk about it, wistfully. but we don't have

paralysis via NIMBY is the key problem in the US. many urbanists would be happy to grid every city with subways. we talk about it, wistfully. but we don't have the political leverage today, and the little we have is with the Democrats, not the Republicans.