[quote=briansd1][quote=CA renter]
Wouldn’t you agree, Brian, that part of this “globalized” philosophy you espouse would be the recognition that not everyone wants to live the same way?
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Yes I agree.

I never said that people should not be able to live in the suburbs.

I said that people with urban lots should be able to build denser housing without local government zoning and neighbors having veto power.

If you want to live in an old house, that’s your choice. But if I want to tear down my old house and build a new one, I should be able to do so.

Once a city is built-out, building up is he only way to accommodate growth without sprawling out.[/quote]

The problem with not allowing input from anyone is that this increases traffic, noise, water/power usage, possibly crime, etc…Also, you may “think” just because you want to build up won’t affect others since it’s not on their property line, but as some of the points above, that’s really untrue.

In a way, I suppose HOA’s and master planned communities have their place. You don’t like the HOA terms, don’t move/live there. Living in an HOA place now, I actually made a comment earlier this week to my wife that I (amazingly) actually prefer it.