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Well, it makes sense if you want to build, say, a gasifier or a chemical factory... but it doesn't seem to be the case. Are they worried about environmental imp

Well, it makes sense if you want to build, say, a gasifier or a chemical factory... but it doesn't seem to be the case. Are they worried about environmental impact, social impact, or just tax revenue

dyoo1979 11y ago
There's resistance for things you'd imagine should be no-brainers. For example, an expansion of the Stevens Creek bike path is encountering major resistance: http://www.cyclelicio.us/2015/sunnyvale-nimbys-threaten-stevens-creek-trail-extension/ http://www.cyclelicio.us/2015/sunnyvale-nimbys-threaten-stev... Cooperation is hard work.
- eli_gottlieb 11y ago
  > For example, an expansion of the Stevens Creek bike path is encountering major resistance But how could you not love that bike path!? It gets you practical places and it's beautiful! My God, fucking NIMBYs.
  - ams6110 11y ago
    In the context of the entire population, very few enjoy biking. Maybe they object to spending a ton of money on something that benefits a very small percentage of the population.
    - eli_gottlieb 11y ago
      Given the hell that is morning traffic on the 101, the bicycle path is actually the easier and more pleasant commute alternative for a lot of people. Before claiming that only "a very small percentage of the population" benefit, we should look for numbers on how many people actually do use the bike path.
- woah 11y ago
  Obnoxious and cranky people, of the kind that often get banned from online forums, sit in planning meetings and have their way.
  - michaelochurch 11y ago
    I bet that NIMBYKiller 3D would be a popular FPS in California. Bonus points for realism in the burning hedges-- if you "New Game+" it and have the flame-thrower when you get to the Atherton level.
    - seanp2k2 11y ago
      Let us not speak of things like expanding BART all the way to San Jose, and the traffic relief which that could bring.
dragonwriter 11y ago
The article implies that there is an in-total limit of new office space that has been adopted for some time period, which probably is based largely on ability to expand infrastructure to deal with added needs (e.g., commute traffic.) Why the decision was made to alot the lion's share of that alotment to LinkedIn rather than Google, I don't know. (Determining the actual cost to address the impacts and setting the cost of approval to recoup those costs, rather than setting hard limits, would seem a more efficient mechanism, if it could be done fairly and accurately, but that's not easier or less prone to political manipulation than setting limits and allocating within those limits.)

Well, it makes sense if you want to build, say, a gasifier or a chemical factory... but it doesn't seem to be the case. Are they worried about environmental impact, social impact, or just tax revenue

dyoo1979 11y ago

There's resistance for things you'd imagine should be no-brainers. For example, an expansion of the Stevens Creek bike path is encountering major resistance: http://www.cyclelicio.us/2015/sunnyvale-nimbys-threaten-stevens-creek-trail-extension/ http://www.cyclelicio.us/2015/sunnyvale-nimbys-threaten-stev... Cooperation is hard work.

eli_gottlieb 11y ago
> For example, an expansion of the Stevens Creek bike path is encountering major resistance But how could you not love that bike path!? It gets you practical places and it's beautiful! My God, fucking NIMBYs.
- ams6110 11y ago
  In the context of the entire population, very few enjoy biking. Maybe they object to spending a ton of money on something that benefits a very small percentage of the population.
  - eli_gottlieb 11y ago
    Given the hell that is morning traffic on the 101, the bicycle path is actually the easier and more pleasant commute alternative for a lot of people. Before claiming that only "a very small percentage of the population" benefit, we should look for numbers on how many people actually do use the bike path.
woah 11y ago
Obnoxious and cranky people, of the kind that often get banned from online forums, sit in planning meetings and have their way.
- michaelochurch 11y ago
  I bet that NIMBYKiller 3D would be a popular FPS in California. Bonus points for realism in the burning hedges-- if you "New Game+" it and have the flame-thrower when you get to the Atherton level.
  - seanp2k2 11y ago
    Let us not speak of things like expanding BART all the way to San Jose, and the traffic relief which that could bring.

dragonwriter 11y ago

The article implies that there is an in-total limit of new office space that has been adopted for some time period, which probably is based largely on ability to expand infrastructure to deal with added needs (e.g., commute traffic.) Why the decision was made to alot the lion's share of that alotment to LinkedIn rather than Google, I don't know. (Determining the actual cost to address the impacts and setting the cost of approval to recoup those costs, rather than setting hard limits, would seem a more efficient mechanism, if it could be done fairly and accurately, but that's not easier or less prone to political manipulation than setting limits and allocating within those limits.)