taestell + gentrification   2

Housing is more than supply and demand
"Homeowners often engage in NIMBYism because they are conservative, risk-averse, and are cautious out of fear that the project might fail… Renters often engage in the same behavior, not because of fear it will fail, but because they're afraid the same project might actually succeed."
housing  gentrification  urbanism  cities  development  urban.planning 
september 2011 by taestell
On Being a Good Neighbor.
"If you can’t behave like a decent neighbor/human being, I wouldn’t want you living down the street either, regardless of what it does to my property values."
urbanism  gentrification  from google
june 2011 by taestell

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