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A comment on San Francisco's zoning makes it illegal to build apartments in 73.5% of the city. Parent comment

Re:San Francisco's zoning makes it illegal to build apartmen... by Chathamization on Thursday July 19, 2018 @01:15PM (#17568431)
I mean, everyone does that at some point. Just about no one would want to see their neighborhood turn into Hong Kong's Walled City, even if that meant squeezing in a few people. Different individuals naturally have different red lines - some might not want to see a historic single-family house neighborhood demolished to make apartment buildings. Others might be OK with that, but not want to see their neighborhood park destroyed to make a big box store. Others might be OK with that, but might not want to see the schoolyard where their kids play cut to a fraction of its size to make room for more development.

There seems to be a general lack of empathy when these issues are discussed - if the people who live there find think something is important but I personally don't care about it, then the people who live there are just selfish NIMBY types.

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Re:San Francisco's zoning makes it illegal to build apartmen... by antris on Thursday July 19, 2018 @01:40PM (#17568690)
> Just about no one would want to see their neighborhood turn into ...

Just about no one would want to see their rent go up year by year either. These interests should be balanced by the market, and now legislation is tilting the table in favor of people who want everything to stay the same way it has been.

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Re:San Francisco's zoning makes it illegal to build apartmen... by romwell on Thursday July 19, 2018 @08:43PM (#17571599)
>Just about no one would want to see their neighborhood turn into Hong Kong's Walled City,

What about Paris or Stockholm? There are reasons why people love traveling and walking European cities, but nobody in their right mind would travel around San Jose on foot.

Five-story multi-use apartment buildings aren't a blight, and neither are working public transportation systems.

I can't understand why so many people are excited to live in an industrial park/parking lot, but to each their own, I guess.

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