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Does your city/area have examples of "Historic Preservation" being used to NIMBY a Project away? (Patreon)

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2023-11-16 03:13:07
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The next Armchair Urbanist episode will be about an example of historic preservation used in a bad way to nimby away a park that would have replaced an abandoned lot. I'm looking to also include other examples as quick tidbits of extra examples throughout the video, but I'm looking to you guys to find the worse/funniest examples from your area. Write them down below or better yet link an article along with some info!

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Gamewarrior010

IDK if this is 100% applicable but if you look up the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami people have been trying to redevelop that whole area for decades because the building itself is let’s face it not very good but it is historic so there are a lot of people who push Against it being torn down and replaced with anything.

Kirill Shore

VTA. No NIMBYs, but the rolling stock sucks.

TJ Biel

Los Angeles: An immense amount of land along the new subway alignment (esp Wilshire between La Cienega and Western https://ladcp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=ed19e4498cae45839e71bd937a3e3d10) has been hermetically sealed in historic preservation zones, blocking upzoning/density bonuses for TOD and preventing mixed use within them. Some similar activity southeast of there near USC, along the light rail line that was finished a little ways back. Full planning website on historic overlay program https://planning.lacity.org/preservation-design/local-historic-districts

Plastic Cyborg

The majority of Upper Bucks County Pennsylvania is loaded with NIMBYs that are against any new housing, businesses, and especially restoring SEPTA's former Bethlehem line. The NIMBYs in the area insist that it will destroy any kind of historical neighborhoods in the area, especially the members of Perkasie Park. The Perkasie Historical Society seems to be very pro-train since the town has a lot of history surrounding the former Bethlehem Line as well as the Liberty Bell trolley. Whenever the historical society makes any mention of bringing trains back through town, the members of Perkasie Park put up a lot of resistance. This has increased even more since they have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Members of Perkasie Park will oppose any kind of development. Even after new townhomes have been finished and people have moved in, members will still complain up and down all over the township Facebook group. Even to a point where they will tell them to "Get the eff out of our rural small town." Despite the fact that it hasn't been a rural small town since the late 1800's, and the fact that it is within the metropolitan area of both Philadelphia and Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, and a population nearing 10k people; they still insist that Perkasie is a rural small town. Aside from the nimbyism, Perkasie actually is a really nice walkable and bike friendly town. All it's missing is transit.

jman117

The concept of a historic parking lot hurts my brain

Nick Felker

There's an old church in my neighborhood which is falling apart. The church has a small congregation and are eager for it to be turned into housing. However, they are being stonewalled by the local board (and celebrities!) who are trying to force them into keeping it. https://t.co/JrKGb55jfo