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VaderTower t1_ir17tg3 wrote

Reply to comment by Top_Tiger_6969 in It’s gone. Most well-known home in University Heights demolished Tuesday morning by ChillyGraham

Exactly my sentiments. Everyone gets galvanized after someone comes up with a plan to do something they don't like.

Kind of like when a neighborhood that has woods behind it throws a fit when someone creates a neighborhood there and they bemoan the loss of the trees and woods. I get it, I'd hate it too, but I didn't do anything to secure my rights to it.

The real issue I see is that UH was so against this corner being rezoned as ANYTHING. It could have been rezoned and used as nonprofit housing that would have been used for low income family to stay and visit family at Mercy. But UH threw a fit about that. Now look, some ahole comes and buys all of the cheap property that no one wants because the neighborhood has made it virtually worthless.

I'm sorry I have no sympathy. I liked the houses, but I think the neighborhood shot themselves in the foot and are upset that they did so.

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merrythoughts t1_ir1o5s5 wrote

When local communities take a stand against grassroots driven mixed use residential options, it almost always means it delays shit long enough for the big deal investors with the funds and know-how to plow down all rules/regulations and do whatever they want. (Ie build cheaply made luxury apartments that make a huge profit at first but after 5-10 years finally becomes affordableish housing.) see every metro area the last 10 years. Dealing with this same urban dev issue everywhere.

It does not help anyone except the out of town and super rich investors to block small fry shit.

Be pro-local mixed use residential zoning from the get go and it encourages community led/driven density.

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VaderTower t1_ir3byq2 wrote

I might not fully agree with all of the points.

But I do wholeheartedly agree that small development helps local. No one out of state or our region is going to come and develop a negligible amount of residential/commercial units. Not worth it. But a local who made money and wants to break into the market would.

We ... need ... more ... mixed ... use.

Everyone complains about Springfield being carcentric. Guess how we fix that. Density. Density plus mixed use walkable neighborhoods that you don't need a car to buy groceries, go eat, or even get to work. Downtown has it, Commercial Street, Pickwick, and Chesterfield (Maybe Farmers Park).

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nautilus573 t1_ir1vhed wrote

They're called NIMBY's.

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VaderTower t1_ir3abtq wrote

Oh I know, it's so reductive though. No one admits they are, so you have to explain why they are being selfish and ridiculous.

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