> I don't see a politicly workable solution The workable political solution, IMO, is to the solve the problem at the state or federal level. Or in other words

> I don't see a politicly workable solution The workable political solution, IMO, is to the solve the problem at the state or federal level. Or in other words, just make a law that overrules all of the local restrictions that exist, and tell the NIMBY cities to go suck it. A city might have enough votes within its own borders to put up these rules and regulations, but they have much less of a chance of outvoting either the state or the nation as a whole.