08-20-2022, 07:17 PM
Complaints about traffic piss me off the most because traffic complaints are usually the laziest "we just don't want this here" complaint NIMBYs have. Most of the time they aren't really concerned about the traffic. Concerns about things like building height, shadows, wind tunnels, potential stress on things like public services - schools, fire, EMS, police - and other issues are valid and usually worth entertaining in public debate.
Most of the time in my experience directly interacting with community organizations and citizens on building and infrastructure projects I've been involved in, when they start saying "but the traffic!" they are just saying "don't build this anywhere near us"...especially when it comes to tall buildings. Which is funny because within a month or two most people stop consciously registering the sight of a building. If you live in Paris for years you don't really pay any attention to the tour Eiffel or La Grande Arche de la Défense.
Most of the time in my experience directly interacting with community organizations and citizens on building and infrastructure projects I've been involved in, when they start saying "but the traffic!" they are just saying "don't build this anywhere near us"...especially when it comes to tall buildings. Which is funny because within a month or two most people stop consciously registering the sight of a building. If you live in Paris for years you don't really pay any attention to the tour Eiffel or La Grande Arche de la Défense.