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> are opposed to high density housing because it is built in places that lack infrastructure to support high density housing.

I've seen this objection a few times now but never actually seen it sourced. Do you have a source?

I feel like there's some kind of conflict between that being true and the fact that suburbs can't afford to maintain the infrastructure that they _do_ have.

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/4/8/weve-built-citi...

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I am active in my community and I engage with NIMBY groups to try and better understand their motivation. The top reasons they give are more traffic, less parking, more noise, less park and trail space.

To add, my experience is limited to living on the edge of a mid sized city that is currently seeing lots of growth in sections that were rural (think 2 lane roads and wide open meadows and creeks). I have no idea why people oppose HD housing in big cities or rural areas.

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