Anecdata, but when I went to community planning boards it was very much: "this will hurt home values" "I like being able to park on the [public, taxpayer-fund

Anecdata, but when I went to community planning boards it was very much: "this will hurt home values" "I like being able to park on the [public, taxpayer-funded] street instead of paying for land to store my car on" "This will bring more cars" but it was telling that nobody at the meetings had school-age kids. They also fought like hell against bike lanes, which would help with the whole "people === cars" relation. I'm sure what you describe is a concern for people too. Ironically the neighborhood was a huge draw for people from _other_ neighborhoods because it was so nice (South Park San Diego). Known for its small bungalow-style housing and pleasant, narrow streets - both illegal to build now. More housing would allow more folks to live walking distance from the nice bars, restaurants, etc. (and the well-regarded German-language school I would've wanted to send my kid to if I had one), instead of driving in and consuming available parking.