I'd be willing to bet that the air pollution from a 9 month construction job is outweighed by the air pollution from steady car traffic for years. And as someo

I'd be willing to bet that the air pollution from a 9 month construction job is outweighed by the air pollution from steady car traffic for years. And as someone who has been robbed in traffic multiple times, I don't think traffic witnesses stop crime. Pedestrian witnesses and good lighting might though. Yeah, property values and rent might go up, but that's hardly an argument against environmental improvements.