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Why NIMBYs hate housing

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By Chris Elmendorf
| The Argument Verified
NIMBYism is usually explained as selfishness: homeowners protecting property values, or neighbors who just hate change. But a growing body of research suggests something simpler and harder to argue with: aesthetics. What if people oppose new housing not only because of who might move in or what it might do to traffic, but because the building just looks …
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Elmendorf and Glaeser: A bold experiment in urban development

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By Chris Elmendorf, Ed Glaeser
| The Press Democrat Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Earlier this fall, the Silicon Valley dreamers proposing to build a 400,000-person city and manufacturing hub on rangeland in Solano County released a detailed rendition of their plan, which they call “California Forever.” It’s unlike anything the United States has seen before: exurban in location, intensely urban by design.
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Opinion: Clear a path for sweeping urban experiments such as California Forever

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By Chris Elmendorf, Ed Glaeser
| The Mercury News Verified
Earlier this fall, the Silicon Valley dreamers proposing to build a 400,000-person city and manufacturing hub on rangeland 50 miles northeast of San Francisco released a detailed rendition of their plan, which they call “California Forever.” It’s unlike anything the United States has seen before: exurban in location, intensely urban by design. The new city will be laid out on a compact grid, with interlocking streets, rapid-transit routes and greenways for pedestrians and cyclists.
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