The Deleted Scenes

The Deleted Scenes

Nostalgia and NIMBYism

Meeting our need for meaningful, enduring places

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Andrew Burleson and Addison Del Mastro
Mar 24, 2026
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Today’s piece is a guest piece from fellow urbanist writer Andrew Burleson. I don’t think that Andrew’s argument here is an entire solution, just as he argues, in response to a recent piece of mine, that my original argument does not capture the whole story. There is probably no single answer to the question of preempting NIMBYism or arguing people out …

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Andrew Burleson
I'm a co-founder and Board Chair of Strong Towns, a Roots of Progress Fellow, and an advisor at the Center for Land Economics. I write about cities (housing, land use, and transportation), progress, and parenting.
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