I always thought the groundhog was released into the outdoors in some way, and if it came out facing the direction of its shadow, we had more winter, but if it didn't (or it was overcast) we had spring. So does someone like spin one of these dead guys on a Lazy Suzan and see which way it ends up pointing? Or if its overcast they just call it early spring?

How does this work for all the ones that are stuffed animals or are dead? I don't understand.

I totally agree that these mid-density housing options are excellent for maintaining a smaller land base while still providing units. I know a few of them have gone up in Eugene in the past few years, it just seems the backlog of demand has really outstripped supply.

Like the recent infrastructure bill that has been sorely needed, we need some kind of construction subsidization bill to get people in reasonable mortgages. I think the amount of stability for a family that ownership provides will create huge economic benefits down the line. And even though it may hurt my own home value, its a hit i'm willing to take to solve this overall problem. I would like to imagine others would as well, but NIMBY has never been more specifically applicable than with this problem!

Your point is well taken, but from a different prespective: I saw this article cross posted on r/Eugene (Oregon), and when I went down the comments thought you were talking about Eugene and not Richmond, VA.

We have exactly the same problem: extremely constricted urban growth boundaries, and people worried that the town "wont be the same" if we just give into "urban sprawl". Meanwhile, prices are insane and everyone complains the town already "isn't the same" because they are so packed in and everything is so expensive.