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Old Posted Mar 13, 2023, 9:58 PM
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Originally Posted by jmecklenborg View Post
This illustrates the paradox of ADUs - that it's not really economical to build one in a truly dense neighborhood near transit since it's rare that you can physically get the equipment behind the house necessary to build the thing quickly.
Not an issue in fully "alleyed" cities.

Also, ADU does not exclusively mean "new construction in the rear yard". Some ADU programs also allow for the liberalizing of laws to make it easier for homeowners to add attic and/or garden apartments to their existing homes.



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Originally Posted by austlar1 View Post
Even new homeowners moving into these inner ring neighborhoods seem to quickly adopt that "I've got mine, Jack" mindset and embrace NIMBY attitudes.
Of course.

Everyone loves the sound of "more affordable housing" in the abstract, but homeowners generally view anything that might negatively impact their own individual home's value as cancerous.

What do we want? "More affordable housing!"

Where do we want it? "Somewhere else!"
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Last edited by Steely Dan; Mar 13, 2023 at 10:27 PM.
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