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Yup. I used to think I was a massive YIMBY, right up until learnt about plans to build student housing on a park and playground where I played with my kids ever
by dagw 2y ago
Yup. I used to think I was a massive YIMBY, right up until learnt about plans to build student housing on a park and playground where I played with my kids every day. Rational me could make lots of arguments about why the city needs more student housing (big university town, with too little student housing) and why that would be a perfect place to build student housing (very close to one of the main campuses and existing student housing). Actual me didn't care about any of those arguments, and strongly opposed the plans. Nothing to do with property values, I just selfishly wanted a nice park and playground within walking distance of my apartment. Turns out I wasn't a YIMBY after all, just massive hypocrite and a YIYBY (Yes In Your Back Yard).
- moritonal 2y agoOut of curiosity, if you look at your area from satellite were there (in your opinion) valid places where the student housing could have been built? A derelict lot, a large car-park or low-density housing? Curious to where your line is. It's a sad fact that green-spaces are often sacrificed because of the lack of private ownership and therefore care over them. We had the same in my old home, where we needed a new primary school. Logically a chunk of a park could be converted with many rational benefits. Yet still half the village came out to argue that it'd ruin their dog-walking route.