ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Concerns over a lack of parking that led councillors in St. John's, N.L., to axe a proposal for affordable housing last week are part of a
This is a lopsided take. NIMBY isn’t aimed at just affordable housing or section 8 - it’s aimed at ANY development, thus limiting the housing supply. It also targets any effort to change zoning. We need more medium density housing. Something like 90% of the country is R1 single family detached which is the worst thing for the environment ever.
Oh totally agree, there’s a lot of NIMBY shit I hate and with which I vehemently disagree. I should have clarified, I’m just talking about social assistance housing or whatever the appropriate term is.
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This is a lopsided take. NIMBY isn’t aimed at just affordable housing or section 8 - it’s aimed at ANY development, thus limiting the housing supply. It also targets any effort to change zoning. We need more medium density housing. Something like 90% of the country is R1 single family detached which is the worst thing for the environment ever.
Oh totally agree, there’s a lot of NIMBY shit I hate and with which I vehemently disagree. I should have clarified, I’m just talking about social assistance housing or whatever the appropriate term is.