Reply to What do you think of YIMBYs?

Forum Index » Metropolitan DC Local Politics

Reply to "What do you think of YIMBYs?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess I'm a YIMBY only because the extreme NIMBYs annoy the heck out of me.  In my neighborhood they act like cutting down a single tree is tantamount to a murder.  "Save McMillan Park?"  It's not even a park!  The space has been closed to the public since WW2.  Or the accessory dwelling debate in Arlington which I think is thinly veiled racism (cheaper accessory dwellings = more middle/lower income residents = more minorities in majority white neighborhoods).

Also, I get that DC is not cheap per se but there is literally housing available to BUY in the region at almost every price point.  Sure, you might not be in your first choice neighborhood but there's something for everyone within a reasonable commuting distance of the District.  Try doing that in LA...you can't.  Compared to most world-class cities, DC does not have expensive real estate.  The complaints fall flat on me.[/quote]

I agree completely on the McMillan Park issue.  That parcel should have been re-developed decades ago.  The opposition to it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics