Re:Anti-NIMBY movement is winning with a simple message
by dcosson on Monday November 13, 2017 @01:55AM
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Except that it does benefit everyone, which is why the Yimby movement is gaining traction at the rate it is. It just wasn't as clear-cut and financially painful to the average person until a few years ago which is why it took so long to correct.
Re:Anti-NIMBY movement is winning with a simple message
by ProAm on Monday November 13, 2017 @03:27PM
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It's not really a Yimby movement though, this is more of a YIYBY
Re:Anti-NIMBY movement is winning with a simple message
by raldi on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @07:53PM
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Everyone wants to see more housing built in other people's backyards -- NIMBYs and YIMBYs alike.
What sets YIMBYs apart is that, in addition to this, they also support building more housing in their own backyards, too.
Re:Anti-NIMBY movement is winning with a simple message
by closeparen on Monday November 13, 2017 @12:18PM
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Indeed - and a country made of single family homes has catastrophic externalities via its car dependence. Exclusivity in cities with economic opportunity denies it to all but the already-privileged and widens the gap. Housing scarcity hurts the poor and burdens local social services.
Beyond the hyperlocal level (like, block level) the externalities lens says build, build, build.
Just because someone doesn't have a financial stake in the literal plot of land doesn't mean that they aren't affected by new developments. Mediating disputes involving negative externalities is exactly the government's job.