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minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoExactly. You want people to be able to afford to buy homes? Fix. The. Zoning. Code.
minus-squareseaQueue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoKick NIMBYs where it counts and upzone at the state level. There’s absolutely no reason a small number of NIMBY locals should be able to hold an entire state (or country) hostage by refusing to zone for anything other than single family homes.
Exactly. You want people to be able to afford to buy homes?
Fix. The. Zoning. Code.
Kick NIMBYs where it counts and upzone at the state level. There’s absolutely no reason a small number of NIMBY locals should be able to hold an entire state (or country) hostage by refusing to zone for anything other than single family homes.