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Alex melville's avatar

Great first article! I like how you commented on a wide range of causes of the housing crisis, and ended with actionable steps.

I’m up in Burlington VT, and attend my local council meetings often. Whenever housing-related topics come up for discussion it is stark how 100% of the NIMBYs are grey/white-haired, and the YIMBYs are all young progressives.

Though it does feel a little bigoted to just blame “old people”. Really, it feels like it’s more about who has lived in the area for a while (which makes them entrenched and resistant to change) and who is retired so they have more time to be politically engaged.

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mathew's avatar

In particular i think mixed use zoning could offer a lot of bang for the buck. Why don't Walmarts and Costco's and other big box stores all have massive apartment complexes over them?

Combine that with some restaurants and a gym and you've got most of your needs met without having to drive anywhere.

side note, development is always going to occur where the less resourced are. You are never going to see the new highway go right through the rich neighborhood. That's just not how life will ever work.

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