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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright
I am not even worried about this post identifying me because I am sure this exact same scenario has played out for 100 different developers in the past two weeks alone.
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I can confirm...
I think Mr D is somewhat right in that NIMBYs don't actually wield much power though. The nature of a given project is hammered out between the developer and the alderman through this exact power dynamic. Community opposition is a convenient cover story the alderman can point to when the developer refuses to play ball, which is one reason the alderman usually has the upper hand in these negotiations. An alderman might downzone a bunch of property to placate the community's worries about intensification, but more likely he does it so he can extract his pound of flesh from developers later on.