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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was waiting for a piece like this, given the changing objectives of the more progressive urbanists. And here it is. Thanks GGWash for being so, so predictable these days.

"But, upzoning isn’t right for Langley Park"

https://ggwash.org/view/82739/why-upzoning-in-gentrifying-neighborhoods-like-langley-park-isnt-always-a-good-idea[/quote]

I applaud them for beginning to realize their approach doesn't work. A lot of us realized that before they tried it because we weren't drunk when we took economics 101.[/quote]
No. It’s all self interest with these people. When they were Millennial renters it was build more apartments higher and taller and only studios and 1 bedrooms. Now that they are Millennial homeowners, they have a different POV which is also perfectly in tune with their self-interest.

They want industrial land in their own neighborhood where they bought a house replaced by million dollar townhouses which would certainly help their property value while advocating that industrial facilities should be pushed into low income suburbs - which is exactly environmental racism (https://ggwash.org/view/81283/what-exactly-are-we-trying-to-preserve-eckingtons-industrial-land-for-anyway). It’s one of their highest priority issues.

They are against changes to their community institutions that they enjoy and they enjoy while they label others that feel the same as NIMBYs (https://ggwash.org/view/63304/this-community-landmark-will-become-a-chain-store.-why).

So it’s no surprise that they are now circumspect about upzoning affordable suburban neighborhoods with SFHs that are well connnected to transit because that’s where they either just bought a house or are seriously thinking about it. Nothing like good old fashioned land speculation ahead of a government infrastructure project. [/quote]
Speaking of self interest. This one takes the cake. 
https://ggwash.org/view/82773/pit-bull-bans-are-a-housing-issue

It’s quite hilarious watching the urbanist movement devolve into Andy Rooney as these Millennials age. [/quote]

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