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NIMBY is only one face of the coin that makes it difficult for building. Local governments are also extremely satisfied placing a high bureaucratic burden (red
by ed25519FUUU 6y ago
NIMBY is only one face of the coin that makes it difficult for building. Local governments are also extremely satisfied placing a high bureaucratic burden (red tape) on new development. Think of setback laws, environment impact studies, zoning, facade ordinances.
- oehtXRwMkIs 6y agoTo my knowledge that's often because local governments are inherently NIMBYs since they only represent locals by definition. Local governments don't listen to potential locals or outsiders. So I don't really agree that local governments and NIMBYs are different sides of a coin. There is a great amount of overlap and personally I suspect any rules that slow development to be NIMBY motivated.
- netcan 6y agoThose things are never, arguably. The problem is that once they exist, they serve whatever purposes whoever controls them wants. If they want NIMBY stuff, they can be used for this purpose. I think addressing NIMBY at this level is a fools errand. You can always replace one tool with another.