Everyone's a Little Bit NIMBY

To some extent, resisting change is perfectly natural

I often write about the natural human impulses and feelings behind what we call “NIMBYism,” based on the acronym NIMBY, for “not in my backyard.” These are the people who show up at public meetings or hearings to oppose new construction projects, for a variety of reasons which, from person to person, often contradict each other. Within urbanist discours…