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Thus, NIMBYs and city haters are standing in the way of history. Lobbying for height restrictions? Lobbying against the next Michelangelo.
by slurry 12y ago
Thus, NIMBYs and city haters are standing in the way of history.
Lobbying for height restrictions? Lobbying against the next Michelangelo.
- seszett 12y agoParis has height restrictions, which doesn't seem to have deterred artists.
- slurry 12y agoParis has height restrictions, which doesn't seem to have deterred artists. On the contrary, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/a096d1d0-d2ec-11e2-aac2-00144feab7de.html#axzz39MesazLE http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/a096d1d0-d2ec-11e2-aac2-00144...
- oska 12y agoYour linked article does not support the case that height restrictions are what is making Paris, or other global capitals, expensive. But thanks for the link, I found it an interesting read.
- nitrogen 12y agoOther articles on HN have supported the idea that height restrictions contribute to scarcity, and that scarcity contributes to high prices. The supply is not allowed to increase to meet demand.
- twic 12y agoMaybe that's what attracted Napoleon.
- nhebb 12y agoNapoleon actually wasn't that short: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_Napoleon#Napoleon.27s_height http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_Napoleon...