I started following land-use policy in local government when I was an undergraduate a quarter century ago, and one of the driving forces in that time has been studentphobia. Many "townies" do not want university students and their noise and parties driving down their property values or making their neighborhoods otherwise unpleasant. That is one of the biggest sources of opposition to the proposal to allow duplexes and triplexes in core neighborhoods as a way to increase affordable housing.
Duplexes, affordable housing and studentphobia
Duplexes, affordable housing and…
Duplexes, affordable housing and studentphobia
I started following land-use policy in local government when I was an undergraduate a quarter century ago, and one of the driving forces in that time has been studentphobia. Many "townies" do not want university students and their noise and parties driving down their property values or making their neighborhoods otherwise unpleasant. That is one of the biggest sources of opposition to the proposal to allow duplexes and triplexes in core neighborhoods as a way to increase affordable housing.