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Great for much needed housing, but this will poison the well for public transit and cause NIMBYs to triple down on opposition to public transit expansion…
by ummonk 1y ago
Great for much needed housing, but this will poison the well for public transit and cause NIMBYs to triple down on opposition to public transit expansion…
- OptionOfT 1y agoI was literally thinking that. I wouldn't be surprised if Orange County's rail now comes to a halt.
- jitl 1y agoHow much more tripped down can they get? I think they’ve been tripped down on it for decades.
- MarkSweep 1y agoYeah, I fear this. This will also make pedestrian bridges that connect housing to transit some that NIMBYs dislike even more. For example.
- yongjik 1y agoThat could happen. But on the other hand, all those new housing will create more people living around stations, providing more ridership and more revenue for public transportation, and hopefully more stations along the way. Also, these new people would vote. The old NIMBYs are already opposing everything; how harder can they go? The demographic change might be enough to change local politics in some places.
- fyrn_ 1y agoRight but SB79 will never go into effect in counties if existing homeowners vote to prevent public transit ststions to stop the upzoning..
- SilverElfin 1y agoSounds a lot like replacement theory. New people come in, replace and marginalize the existing ones, who will be left with a changed neighborhood and no voice?
- bigyabai 1y agoThe term you are looking for is "gentrification", not "replacement theory" lmfao.
- yongjik 1y agoWhen California lets NIMBYs ruin the housing market, conservatives hold it up as an example of how liberals are ruining the state. When California for once does the right thing and stands up to NIMBYs, conservatives hold it up as an example of how liberals are ruining the state. Why am I not surprised.