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People don't understand that the single family zoning is actually an apartment ban. So even if it's technically correct, it scares a lot of people unnecessarily
by epistasis 4y ago
People don't understand that the single family zoning is actually an apartment ban. So even if it's technically correct, it scares a lot of people unnecessarily.
Otherwise intelligent people have their brains broken when it comes to discussions about housing. We need to pick words carefully to not confuse.
- toomuchtodo 4y agoI agree with this (words mean things), but have also been told to my face in community meetings during attempts to upzone parcels “we don’t want more people here.” These are not fancy burbs, average SFH value is ~$300k. The approach with the uneducated is different than that with an adversary. Until more state laws (ie California’s recent legislation) are passed where density developers can reply “that’s a shame”, NIMBYs rule. NY is gearing up for a similar fight. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/11/hochul-faces-uprising-housing-plan-00080949 https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/11/hochul-faces-uprisi...
- raldi 4y agoAnd then NIMBYs call efforts to allow taller buildings “one size fits all”, whereas it’s the exact opposite: the status quo in these neighborhoods is one size (SFHs only) fits all.