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dpm25 t1_itxcul5 wrote

Reply to comment by Yak_Rodeo in Why Is There Such Little Resistance to New Office Buildings, Life Science Labs, Etc.? by OperationSpringAwake

I make a living building the housing and lab space this growth creates. I'm not alone

Growth is great for cities. Stagnation is deadly. It crushes property values, crushes demand, crushes local business.

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Yak_Rodeo t1_itxhlaa wrote

growth without also scaling up infrastructure and housing is not great for cities. see: boston

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dpm25 t1_itxhrja wrote

Place the blame where it belongs. Coat tail neighbors that refuse new constructionnin their towns and nimbys that have been empowered within Boston itself.

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