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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas
While we're on the subject of Nimbys...
By the way, I do not feel bad about calling them Nimbys. You can stop something from getting built if you complain enough, but no one can stop people from moving here. Calling them "no-growthers" would suggest they have the ability to stop growth. No one can do that.
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/...inglePage=true |
"Central Austin activists successfully pressured the city to reduce the population-density targets in their neighborhoods. This led some East Austin neighborhood leaders to view Imagine Austin as a continuation of social forces that have historically worked in the favor of the neighborhoods west of Interstate 35 to the detriment of East Austin...
"Austin is to be a compact and connected city, yet the ... goals largely excuse the wealthiest and most stable West Austin neighborhood..."
Yeah,
this is why I loathe NIMBYs so much. It's always the established, well-to-do folks who are complaining and getting their way. I mean, I'm against NIMBYism in East Austin, too, because really their property values are only going up, so it's not like they're not benefiting from new development. But I just tend to sympathize/empathize with those who are more helpless and it's true that property taxes have the effect of pushing them out.