30.00% - 'Neighborhood character' objections to new buildings usually mean not wanting more people nearby — that's not a legitimate planning objection.
27.50% - Every unit built in dense urban areas is several acres of suburban sprawl that didn't have to happen — cities absorbing growth protects forests and rural character.
22.50% - Concentrating population in cities is more efficient per capita in almost every measurable way — smart growth policy should make cities more appealing to live in.
20.00% - Upzoning just requires changing the zoning map — every city claiming it can't solve its housing crisis while maintaining exclusionary zoning is deceiving itself.
Living in a city means accepting that the place around you will change.
50.00% - Every unit built in dense urban areas is several acres of suburban sprawl that didn't have to happen — cities absorbing growth protects forests and rural character.
25.00% - 'Neighborhood character' objections to new buildings usually mean not wanting more people nearby — that's not a legitimate planning objection.
25.00% - Communities have a legitimate voice in how they develop — not unlimited veto power, but real input on character and pace.
50.00% - Living in a city means accepting that the place around you will change.
50.00% - NIMBYism is not stewardship; it is freezing a city in time at the moment one happened to arrive.
0.00% - If you live in a city you should expect and welcome change.
50.00% - Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
