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Community Input Is Bad, Actually
Decentralized, localized power produces less housing because its costs (construction, noise, parking difficulties) are concentrated and its benefits (slower rent growth, faster economic growth) are diffuse. That’s why YIMBY reforms in recent years have sought to move power up to the state level
Jerusalem Demsas from The Argument • Local Control Is Not Democracy
As I talk to people about my city, they tend to want simple, practical work done to make life better. But our leadership and many activist groups instead seem to be obsessed with big, utopian ideas, policies, and projects. Those big ideas might captivate the imagination, especially of the young, but the overall track record is they nearly always... See more
Progress Isn't Inevitable
A big part of the reason America can’t build like we used to is that we’re victims to the tyranny of the minority. A small group of people with strong opinions, and a lot of free time, can block things that are supported by the majority of the population. The people who are willing to show up to community meetings have an outsized say in what gets
... See morePacky McCormick • How to Fix a Country in 12 Days
But Minneapolis went into "how to be anti-racist" overdrive. Led by liberal Mayor Jacob Frey — who’d become notorious when he failed to crack down on the riots that followed the death of George Floyd— the city approved a law abolishing all single-family zoning in Minneapolis. He made clear that doing so was a form of reparations. Per Mayor Frey,... See more