I spoke to a housing advocate who worked for a city government in the Bay Area some time ago, and he said that one of the best ways to convince people to allow

I spoke to a housing advocate who worked for a city government in the Bay Area some time ago, and he said that one of the best ways to convince people to allow for upzoning was to actually give them pictures of what their neighborhoods could look like. Showing them pictures of walkable neighborhoods with boutique shops and restaurants, space in the streets and sidewalks for children to play, musicians to perform, art to be displayed, etc. makes them believe that increasing density can lead to a more livable community. Some of the most desirable and expensive neighborhoods in the world are also some of the densest. NYC’s Upper East Side, for example, is it’s most densely populated.