@BenRossTransit @n8chz i agree, though, that resident NIMBYism is largely nonfinancial, people who simply want to preserve what they struggled to secure, the life and neighborhood they like, and don't want to roll the dice on big changes.

i don't agree, though, that residents are going against financial interest. yes, some properties would gain value as neighborhoods change, but some might well lose, and people are wisely risk averse about their largest economic asset. /fin