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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This "entitlement" stuff really relies on twisting the literal meaning of YIMBY. I live in upper NW Ward 3, in a single-family house that we own, and I'm in favor of building much more density here, especially affordable housing but also both small and large apartment buildings. So I'd consider myself a YIMBY because -- unlike NIMBYs -- I don't oppose new development near my house ("in my backyard"). How is it "entitled" for me to want things to happen that, according to all the people here who oppose YIMBYism, will make my neighborhood less pleasant, change its character, reduce my home value and increase crowding in my kids' schools?[/quote]

Wow look at you saving the world by sharing your remarkable neighborhood with the poors!!! Except now less desirable Places like suitland and SE DC will never get sufficiently developed and resourced, whoops!  Yimby’s like you are well meaning but just make greedy developers richer.

Just look at Houston which has no zoning laws and it’s just a sprawling traffic nightmare clusterf$ck with much worse class segregation than dc. [/quote]

You can't be against gentrification but for upzoning.  Gentrification arguably damages poorer areas, while upzoning damages richer areas.  Gentrification at least allows some poorer families who happen to own land in a poorer neighborhood to get a financial benefit.   Upzoning simply takes money from the rich in the form of reduced property values.  I suggest a preferred approach would be to improve poorer neighborhoods.  You can either pull down the top, or you can pull up the bottom.  I prefer the latter.[/quote]

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