Re:Steelmanning the NIMBYs
by falcolas on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @09:05AM
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It is, however, expensive. Someone has to pay for all of the real estate being condemned for the new buildings (and ideally they're paying fair market value, and not rock-bottom prices). They then have to put up the buildings themselves and improve the transit to and from the new buildings.
NYC was able to do this because they did it 50, 70, 100 years ago. Today, they're just building over the same footprints as they had already carved out. Property was less expensive, and the government/companies under fewer moral constraints then.
Re:Steelmanning the NIMBYs
by adrianN on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @09:51AM
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It is my understanding that zoning laws is SF prevent people from buying real estate in order to build apartment buildings, no matter how much money they offer.
Re:Steelmanning the NIMBYs
by falcolas on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @10:59AM
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The laws do need to change first, but that wouldn't change the need to buy the land which will, based on past experiences, involve the city having to come in and force some people out.
NYC was able to do this because they did it 50, 70, 100 years ago. Today, they're just building over the same footprints as they had already carved out. Property was less expensive, and the government/companies under fewer moral constraints then.