Local Opposition

There’s more than one way to be excluded from your community.

September 10, 2020 - Shelterforce Magazine

The annals of local control, or, as some would say, NIMBYism, have a new chapter.

March 26, 2020 - The Darien Times

According to this article in the New York Times, the days of development interests dominating the planning process in New York City are over.

February 11, 2020 - The New York Times

Renewable energy, both wind and solar, takes up a lot of space in places that aren't accustomed to industrial development. Policymakers need strategies and tactics for overcoming the inherent land use challenges presented by renewable energy.

January 21, 2020 - Brookings

Facing a severe housing shortage, Washington, D.C. grapples with how to approach the challenges presented by local stakeholders who oppose any and all development.

October 19, 2019 - WAMU

One thing liberals and conservatives can both agree on: opposition to development projects.

August 22, 2018 - The New York Times

A decade of relentless, and exhausting, opposition by those "who saw democracy being trampled in the interest of a developer whose methodology they found offensive," has taken its toll on the ranks of opponents to Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards project.

November 27, 2012 - The New York Times

Typically thought of as a war to protect small businesses in communities from being swallowed up by a giant, the local opposition to Wal-Mart stores is often funded secretly by other major grocery chains.

June 9, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal