US Politics on Sidechat | YIMBYism does not mean gentrification. Building more transit and housing actually makes it more affordable. That is why housing is more affordable in Austin now than 5 years ago.

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YIMBYism does not mean gentrification. Building more transit and housing actually makes it more affordable. That is why housing is more affordable in Austin now than 5 years ago.

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Anonymous 2w

Gentrification is what they did in the 1960s; they put i35 through black Neighbourhoods. They drove black homeowners out through redlining and segregated them to one part of the city.

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Anonymous 2w

No because I saw someone shitting on Mamdani for apparently having “YIMBYs” in his administration. WTF DO YOU PEOPLE WANT

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Anonymous 2w

Also I think migration to Austin kinda peaked 4-5 years ago so that might be related

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