OK, but you'd be wrong. |
Thanks for seeing what I did there, simplifying a model to the point where it has neither explanatory nor predictive value and bears little resemblance to real economics. |
It’s actually quite a feat to be as clueless as the YIMBYs. |
That’s dumb. Your logic is dumb. Either you are hopelessly altruistic or totally self-serving, depending on where you are on the economic scale. |
This is the core of YIMBY economic theory, so, yeah. |
Mansions help a small number of rich people, while denser units provide more affordable housing to a larger number of people, putting less burden on roads north of the area. |
No, what you’re doing is pushing people who want to own homes further north, so you end up with the same burden on roads near UB and more burden north of the area. In the best realistic case, you’ll get some apartments produced near UB but at the expense of less production in established dense areas. There’s no question the new zoning will make the land near UB more expensive. If your plan makes land more expensive, you’re not for cheaper housing. You’re just for more expensive land. |
Does the county have any plans for the dead areas on 29 north of Tech Rd./ICC entrance? Seems like there’s a ton of empty space there and plenty of Metrobus options. |
The land near UB will get more expensive either way. The issue is the price per housing unit. It's a net win if density increases more than the value per unit of area. And if you're housing more people closer to job centers, the commuting miles will decrease overall even if some people get pushed further out. |
You can have areas for both. In fact, we do. There are apartments and townhomes all over the county. Your argument is very silly. |
Where? Tech Rd/White Oak has a big development going in. |
“North of Tech Rd/ICC area.” Meaning all that empty land north of the shopping center you’re referring to. |
I think it land value will get pretty complicated. Areas with the biggest increases will have lots of developable land, meaning single family homes with the biggest increase in zoning and the least non-land value. The people that will get most screwed will be adjacent or near zoning change single-family homeowners that have put a great deal of money into their current homes. The people that can sell to develop will take their money and run to somewhere nicer and current homeowners will be stuck with new density and new traffic and new school overcrowding and will likely see much less growth and property value over time. But at least we got a magic bus to transport everyone around lmao. |
Yeah, it will be so crowded no one will want to be there... |
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Just bringing this one back to the top because we have elections coming.
Remember, Friedson is running for county executive. Friedson is the YIMBY choice. Friedson has been endorsed by GGW. |