NIMBYs
Westergaard: The Key to Bike Progress in Denver Is to Give Up on Bike Lanes
Neil Westergaard, editor of the Denver Business Journal, wants Denver to slow its roll and stop trying to make Broadway function like a safe city street instead of a surface highway. Denver Public Works, backed by elected officials, will install a two-way, parking-protected bike lane on four blocks of Broadway next month — a temporary measure intended to … Continued
July 12, 2016
NIMBYs Making Your City Unwalkable and Unaffordable? Meet the YIMBYs
Housing in America’s fast-growing cities has become increasingly unaffordable because elected officials let it get that way. They’ve caved to the not-in-my-backyard contingent, blocking compact development and foisting expensive mandates like parking requirements on new buildings. With population growth outpacing the growth of housing, living in neighborhoods with convenient access to jobs, schools, or even a grocery store becomes less … Continued
June 22, 2016
Downtown Residents Lose Minds Over New Bus Stop Because Crime
Two people who live at the IsBell Lofts downtown are rabid over a new bus stop near their building, because they think it will attract criminals or something. Here’s more from Fox31, which for some reason gave credence to their complaints by covering it: Residents of the IsBell Lofts at 1800 Lawrence St. woke up Monday to the clamor of … Continued
November 4, 2015