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So is this a property valuation issue or a quality of life issue?

• koboll 5y ago
  To NIMBYs, there is no distinction.
• rp1 5y ago
  Isn’t quality of life correlated with wealth? Isn’t most people’s wealth tied to their property value?
• adamc 5y ago
  It doesn't have to be one or the other.
• alistairSH 5y ago
  It can be both. I live by an airport. I knew it when I moved. No complaints from me. But, my house backs a golf course. It's zoned permanent green space. A developer bought the land at a discount (because it shouldn't be possible to redevelop it) and it sinking millions into buying local politicians to open the zoning up to condos and commercial use. Damn straight I write my local representatives about that. This isn't just putting a bigger building where one already existed - this is taking a giant green space and bulldozing it all for profit. I'm all for redeveloping underused plots and increasing density where buildings already exist. But removing all the parkland is a no-no to me.