More generally, there’s tension between people who prefer nothing to change and those who want to allow change. If you like your house and your neighborhood, y

More generally, there’s tension between people who prefer nothing to change and those who want to allow change. If you like your house and your neighborhood, you probably don’t want demolitions and construction, even if it’s not your house. It’s noisy, it brings uncertainty, and maybe when your neighborhood won’t be the same after buildings get replaced. Maybe the new buildings are too ugly or the residents undesirable or the infrastructure unable to keep up. Or maybe none of those are true but you personally are anxious from the thought of change so you don’t want to risk it. In any case, the no-change crowd holds all the power except when those pursuing change have a lot of money. This further reinforces negative impressions of what it means to allow change in your neighborhood.