I half wonder if you live in my city because your description matches it to a tee, but I bet this is happening in cities all over the country.
As for why they care about NIMBYs so much - it is because our current class of politicians aim to be career politicians. Therefore, they look to remain in power at all costs, and part of that means not pissing off the most vocal members of their community.
What we need is real leadership from politicians who are willing to stake their tenure in office on pushing projects through.
As for why they care about NIMBYs so much - it is because our current class of politicians aim to be career politicians. Therefore, they look to remain in power at all costs, and part of that means not pissing off the most vocal members of their community.
What we need is real leadership from politicians who are willing to stake their tenure in office on pushing projects through.