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> So, no, what people who don't want upzoning don't want is change. Change in traffic, change in privacy, change in noise, etc. These are also great fig leaf t
by mullingitover 3y ago
> So, no, what people who don't want upzoning don't want is change. Change in traffic, change in privacy, change in noise, etc.
These are also great fig leaf talking points when your real reason to oppose new development is financial, but you don't want to sound greedy.
- majormajor 3y ago> These are also great fig leaf talking points when your real reason to oppose new development is financial, but you don't want to sound greedy. You could make the exact opposite claim that "my property values!!" is the fig leaf around "I don't want [certain people] to have the chance to move near me." And that one agrees with the numbers of how property values go up with city growth and development, not down. Would the property values in Malibu be lower or higher if LA had taken Detroit's path?