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Re:More than half of Silicon Valley residents want to leave:... by spaniard89277 on Thursday October 06, 2022 @04:20PM (#33113536)
I see. Is there overlap between "progressives" and "housing nimbys" in the US?
Re:More than half of Silicon Valley residents want to leave:... by vorpalhex on Thursday October 06, 2022 @04:22PM (#33113564)
Yes, both directly (NIMBYism is generally worse in liberal areas) and indirectly (density makes everything harder and more complicated).
Re:More than half of Silicon Valley residents want to leave:... by Tiktaalik on Thursday October 06, 2022 @05:23PM (#33114272)
There's overlap of both progressives and NIMBYS and conservatives and NIMBYS.

Just as there are progressive YIMBYS and "conservative" (usually labelled "market urbanist") YIMBYS.

The left/right axis is inadequate to describe the dynamics of municipal politics. You need a second urbanist/conservationist axis to describe support or opposition for housing development.

Re:More than half of Silicon Valley residents want to leave:... by kwillets on Thursday October 06, 2022 @04:35PM (#33113746)
left-nimby's, as they're called, obstruct housing with price controls and other uneconomical demands on housing producers and buyers. Often they reject projects out-of-hand if they show any possibility of making a profit.