There is, and it's based on supply and demand. Just like "gentrification" and "upzoning" are different things, so "there is no explanation" and "I don't like the explanation" are different things, too. |
So what’s the explanation? |
https://googlethatforyou.com?q=housing%20zoning%20supply%20demand |
So basically you have no clue how upzoning is supposed to drive down housing prices. Just as we figured. |
‘If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.’ —Albert Einstein |
Gentrification and upzoning both involve the changing of a neighborhood's character against the wishes of the residents. People who live in SFH neighborhoods want exactly that. Very simple. |
There is literally miles of underutilized commercial space along Rockvile Pike, Georgia Avenue, etc. There is no lack of space to build all sorts of condos, apartment buildings, townhouses, etc. |
They will not retain their character with upzoning. |
Agree. I wouldn’t say it’s gentrified either but at the same time the prices of existing housing have kept going up and the new apartments are very expensive. Just another example of YIKBYism not delivering what it promises. |
Some do. Some don't. Different people have different opinions! Very simple. |
Very weird that no one can explain how upzoning reduces housing prices |
Average people want a place to live. |
Either you've testified at public hearings about housing policy, in which case you've heard plenty of pro-housing people explain this plenty of times, or you're a person who has a lot of time to post on DCUM, in which case a person might wonder how come you don't have the time to testify at public hearings. Either you sincerely want to know, in which case you can go educate yourself, or you don't sincerely want to know, in which case feel free to waste your own time. |
It’s not that simple. The majority of people who live in sfh neighborhoods don’t want mixed use housing. There are lots of places that are already mixed use and have density that can accommodate more of it without needing to change the zoning for existing sfh neighborhoods. |
And you know this how? The majority of people don't want change, period. The majority of people who were there before the neighborhoods were built didn't want the neighborhoods to be built. |