04-09-2018, 11:49 AM
(04-09-2018, 11:40 AM)welltoldtales Wrote:(04-09-2018, 11:15 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: You think these people oppose this building anywhere in the city?
Is zoning NIMBYism then? Like because you think industrial buildings should go in industrial zoning you are being NIMBY?
These are reasonable questions.
I think it has more to do with whether the development actually is a good idea or not, mixing some types of industrial and residential probably isn't, but I argue this is. But that's just my opinion.
People who we call NIMBYs rarely see themselves that way, even those who do as Jamincan says, and oppose social services in their area, usually have a "reason" that it would be better somewhere else...even if that reason doesn't hold weight. But I'm not saying objectivity isn't possible, just....not so easy.
But that's one of the reasons I ask what exactly we're protecting here. What will be lost, what will be gained. Those are the things which will change my mind. I'm sympathetic to the fact that humans generally hate change, but I rarely find it a compelling reason not to make changes.