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That could happen. But on the other hand, all those new housing will create more people living around stations, providing more ridership and more revenue for public transportation, and hopefully more stations along the way.

Also, these new people would vote. The old NIMBYs are already opposing everything; how harder can they go? The demographic change might be enough to change local politics in some places.

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Right but SB79 will never go into effect in counties if existing homeowners vote to prevent public transit ststions to stop the upzoning..

Sounds a lot like replacement theory. New people come in, replace and marginalize the existing ones, who will be left with a changed neighborhood and no voice?

The term you are looking for is "gentrification", not "replacement theory" lmfao.

When California lets NIMBYs ruin the housing market, conservatives hold it up as an example of how liberals are ruining the state.

When California for once does the right thing and stands up to NIMBYs, conservatives hold it up as an example of how liberals are ruining the state.

Why am I not surprised.

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