NIMBY (Not In My BackYard) has been a problem since communities began to gel into a certain type of housing - homogenizing the area into a 'birds of a feather' composition.
I agree that the fear of loss of property value has some importance, but if the community planning aspect of government is done properly, then that wouldn't be a problem. As you can guess, that process is a late comer to local government. This means many communities are already 'set' as stand-alone housing. Breaking into this preset structure would be better accepted if the multiple unit housing is incorporated into the 'feel' of the existing community.
Good luck on this needed change in today's world. [I had no idea you were just over mountain from me! Very interesting. ]
Those parking requirements are a terrible waste of space – and not just in Virginia.
We're still suffering from echoes of the 1950s mindset which persuaded families that their lives were incomplete without a house with a two car garage in a barren subdivision located an hour away from workplaces and beyond easy walking distance from shopping and healthcare.
Better and safer public transit needs to be a part of any higher density housing so that people feel less need to have cars in the first place. Pardon my rant, but since the end of WWII it seems like we've been prioritizing cars over people when it comes to use of space.
It's insane what you americans pay in rent and other livingcosts. I read that childdaycare in the US is on average near 50 % of income. No wonder it's hard getting ends to meet
NIMBY (Not In My BackYard) has been a problem since communities began to gel into a certain type of housing - homogenizing the area into a 'birds of a feather' composition.
I agree that the fear of loss of property value has some importance, but if the community planning aspect of government is done properly, then that wouldn't be a problem. As you can guess, that process is a late comer to local government. This means many communities are already 'set' as stand-alone housing. Breaking into this preset structure would be better accepted if the multiple unit housing is incorporated into the 'feel' of the existing community.
Good luck on this needed change in today's world. [I had no idea you were just over mountain from me! Very interesting. ]
Those parking requirements are a terrible waste of space – and not just in Virginia.
We're still suffering from echoes of the 1950s mindset which persuaded families that their lives were incomplete without a house with a two car garage in a barren subdivision located an hour away from workplaces and beyond easy walking distance from shopping and healthcare.
Better and safer public transit needs to be a part of any higher density housing so that people feel less need to have cars in the first place. Pardon my rant, but since the end of WWII it seems like we've been prioritizing cars over people when it comes to use of space.
Abigail 'Narnia the White Witch' Spanberger
https://torrancestephensphd.substack.com/p/abigail-narnia-the-white-witch-spanberger
It's insane what you americans pay in rent and other livingcosts. I read that childdaycare in the US is on average near 50 % of income. No wonder it's hard getting ends to meet