People Versus Places

If cities were alive, would they be NIMBY or YIMBY?

First things first: most of you probably know what NIMBY and YIMBY mean, but I should probably explain. NIMBY, short for “not in my backyard,” is a characterization of people who oppose almost anything new in their neighborhood. This frequently goes along with the idea that when you buy a home, you’re “buying the neighborhood,” and often there’s an atti…