Myth – Traffic will get worse!
One of the biggest concerns about new housing is that it will make traffic worse. After all, more people must mean more drivers, right? That doesn’t have to be true
Myth: We Can’t Have New Buildings Without Parking – People Will Still Have Their Cars
When you decided where to live, you took a lot of factors into account. Price, location, amenities. If you own a car and keeping that car was important to you,
Myth: You Expected A Certain Type Of Neighborhood
You might choose where you live based on what a neighborhood seems like now, and what it might be like in the future. Quiet and bucolic, or raucous and exciting.
Myth: There’s Not Enough Parking
Why wouldn’t you want enough parking? Don’t people need places to park when they go somewhere? Well, sometimes. We all need to go to different parts of a
Myth: New Development Will Cause Gentrification and Displacement
New development and displacement often are intertwined. New buildings replace old, rents go up, and long-time residents leave. On the surface, it looks like those expensive new buildings must be
Housing Myths, Busted
In 2021, YIMBY Denver will be digging into some myths and commonly-heard-phrases about housing and development. Once-ish a week, we’ll talk about a sentiment we’ve often heard about housing, then