NIMBY

NIMBYs, For Better or Worse

NIMBYism served a purpose once, says Scott Doyon, preventing all sorts of heinous projects from being built. But eventually, it became about stopping ALL change. Doyon has some recommendations for changing course.
30 July 2011 - 7:00am
PlaceShakers

The Problems of the Public Process

NIMBYism is obstructing the urban planning process, according to architect and New Urbanist Andres Duany. He suggests changing the public participation process to unclog the system.
11 January 2011 - 12:00pm
Architect

Bus-Only Lane Proposal Meets Opposition in L.A.

Officials in Los Angeles are considering a plan to install a bus-only lane on the region's most used commuter route. But neighbors along a small segment of the road are fighting the proposal.
30 November 2010 - 10:00am
Los Angeles Times

The Evolving Attitude of Environmentalists

Passage of a bill in Berkeley that allows taller buildings to be built in the city's downtown illustrates changing attitudes about development amongst environmentalists.
17 November 2010 - 9:00am
San Francisco Chronicle

Air Force Quashes Unborn NIMBYism in Arizona

As a preventive measure to avoid future NIMBYism, an Air Force base in Arizona has effectively blocked the spread of residential development close to its borders.
4 February 2010 - 8:00am
The Arizona Republic

New Eco-Town Plans Meet NIMBY Resistance

The UK government recently announced the sites of four new planned "eco-towns". But local opposition to the projects remains high.
16 July 2009 - 12:00pm
The Christian Science Monitor

The Planetizen News Brief - 7/9/09


4:30 minutes (4.19 MB)

Enviros struggle to move past NIMBY tendencies, iPhones begin tracking urban nuisances, and a small town main street succeeds -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

9 July 2009 - 5:00am

New Power Grid Would Slice Through Rural Areas

Expanding America's power grid to connect wind and solar power plants to the urban areas they fuel will require thousands of miles of transmission lines. Most of it will be built in rural areas where locals are not likely to be very welcoming.
30 June 2009 - 1:00pm
The Daily Yonder

What's Holding Back the UK's 'Eco-Towns'

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's grand plans for 10 carbon-neutral 'eco-towns' haven't lived up to their fanfare, according to some. Now as things move forward, the goals have been watered down a bit.
26 June 2009 - 10:00am
Architects' Journal

Ontario Premier Takes on NIMBYs

Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario has announced a plan to counteract the intense NIMBYism that has stifled projects throughout the province.
19 February 2009 - 5:00am
The Toronto Star

The Planetizen News Brief - 1/22/09


5:00 minutes (4.59 MB)

D.C.'s Inauguration Day transit boom, the transit bust in the stimulus plan, and Wal-Mart gone NIMBY, all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, a rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing weekly on "Smart City".

22 January 2009 - 5:00am

WalMart Goes NIMBY Against Town Center Plans

The town of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has grand plans for a new, pedestrian-oriented downtown, but making this idea reality involves getting rid of one large and vocal neighbor: WalMart.
19 January 2009 - 5:00am
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star-Tribune

NIMBY Couple Fights Bus Route

This column looks at the NIMBY-minded attitude of one couple that has been fighting to prevent a bus line from coming into their neighborhood.
21 October 2008 - 8:00am
The Toronto Star

German NIMBYs Oppose Mosques

Incidents of violence and vandalism highlight a rising tide of local opposition to teh construction of new mosques in Germany.
18 July 2008 - 5:00am
Der Spiegel

Unfortunately, More Trains Means More Noise

A peaceful suburb wanting to preserve its tranquility is pitted against a large rail company attempting to lessen freight congestion around Chicago by running its trains through it and other suburbs on an existing rail line it hopes to purchase.
5 June 2008 - 1:00pm
Associated Press via Miami Herald

The Thorny Problem of Affordable Housing

New Jersey struggles to develop fair rules on affordable housing. "The whole thing is madness at this point," says a Sussex County administrator.
26 May 2008 - 1:00pm
New Jersey Herald

Planners Not Wanted

One of the top political bloggers in Colorado expounds against the planning profession. He lays blame for most cities' ills at their feet.
7 May 2008 - 5:00am
The Wash Park Prophet

The Politics of NIMBY

Fri, 09/14/2007 - 09:57
The following came through on a planning list serve, and I thought it raised several very provocative points that speak to the core of how we plan in the U.S.
“I heard, though I cannot remember the source, of a municipality that countered predictable neighborhood opposition to a higher density TOD proposal by broadening the review process to the whole community. I believe that the actual adjacent property owners were deemed to have a conflict of interest: i.e. their backyard versus overall better transit and housing opportunities for the entire town.
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