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Originally Posted by 1487
I think people fighting to stop a highway that would displace thousands is a little different from people who try to stop building from going up because it may affect their views or because they dont want more congestion in an already urban neighborhood. I don't think the two groups deserve to get placed in the same category.
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These aren't two distinct groups. The people generally fighting tall buildings are also the people fighting billboards are also the people fighting strip malls are also the people fighting expressways. Sometimes they're on the right side of the argument, sometimes they're not. Now, I'm not defending the current dynamic, but people here tend to be overly dismissive of the concerns of near neighbors. I agree that they've hurt development in the city in many cases, but they've also improved it at times, too.
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