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Having lived in several places in Ireland and in the US, I think the dynamics are very similar. I live in Magnolia in Seattle, where the city planning meetings,
by colmmacc 3y ago
Having lived in several places in Ireland and in the US, I think the dynamics are very similar. I live in Magnolia in Seattle, where the city planning meetings, Facebook groups, and NextDoor forums have many neighbors objecting to the first sign of real high density housing in the area, because they want to "preserve its character".
In Ballyfermot in Dublin, I see the very same in the groups there in response to similar developments. Ballyfermot is a well connected inner city suburb - perfect for more density - but most of the locals still seem against it. In Ireland the political party who campaign on housing and stand to benefit the most, Sinn Fein, are often objecting themselves to these projects. The fundamental dynamic is that the people who would benefit just don't live in the area yet, and their future theoretical votes don't count yet.
- wiredfool 3y agoWe have a couple of new estates going in on old farmland next to our 1970's era estate, and the outcry over the fact that building was happening was amazing. There's periodic calls to close a walkway through the wall to the next estate, because the wrong people walk through. This walkway is part of a designated quiet traffic route between parts of town. There's (finally) bike lanes going in on the main road, with initial sitework happening, and the first thing that people yelled about was that they weren't consulted. (Full public comment on that plan has been going on for 5 years. Why it takes 5 years to put a bike lane on .75km of a 50KPH road that connects 5 different schools. None of the students of those schools when the plan was proposed will be still there to take advantage of it.) At one point last year were 5 places to rent in Meath on the biggest rental site. We bought about 5 years back, when our rental went up for sale and we couldn't find a new rental then. Hindsight is saying it was a great move, even though prices in our estate have been pretty flat since then.
- Izikiel43 3y agoIn WA SB 1110 just got approved, which would allow 4plexes in SFZ lots if the city is over 75k people, so we will see how long can things stay the same now that flood gates will open.
- scythe 3y ago>if the city is over 75k people My moral hazard alarm is ringing.
- piperswe 3y agoMoral hazard alarm? What/why is that?
- pfannkuchen 3y agoCould a city subdivide itself in order to avoid the new zoning?
- BucketsMcG 3y agoNow watch as cities suddenly split into multiple municipalities of 74k people...
- DoreenMichele 3y agoThere are only 16 cities in Washington over 75k. It simply doesn't apply to most municipalities in the state. (That's out of 281 municipalities.) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Washington https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Wa...