Wealthy NIMBYs are especially disconnected from the needs of greater society. They’re also fearful of seeing some of the homelessness and related aspects that exist in downtown Victoria. What they don’t realize is that their current zoning increases homelessness and makes it more likely to show up in their neighbourhoods.
Huh. So it's something like "a four-storey building would make us more like Victoria" + "Victoria has street homelessness" => "a four-storey building would result in street homelessness." Even though it's exactly the opposite: *lack* of housing in a high-demand area results in homelessness.
I defer to you but it feels like keeping neighbourhood character is a dog-whistle for not wanting anyone who can’t afford a $1.4 million home. Who knows, a high density building might include low income individuals/formerly homeless individuals, hence the decision to block. My anecdotal experience is local worry and hostility to a subsidized/affordable housing in North Saanich (Prosser place) because it has a small number of units for unhoused people. I can only imagine Oak Bay’s response to a similar single building.
Wealthy NIMBYs are especially disconnected from the needs of greater society. They’re also fearful of seeing some of the homelessness and related aspects that exist in downtown Victoria. What they don’t realize is that their current zoning increases homelessness and makes it more likely to show up in their neighbourhoods.
Huh. So it's something like "a four-storey building would make us more like Victoria" + "Victoria has street homelessness" => "a four-storey building would result in street homelessness." Even though it's exactly the opposite: *lack* of housing in a high-demand area results in homelessness.
I defer to you but it feels like keeping neighbourhood character is a dog-whistle for not wanting anyone who can’t afford a $1.4 million home. Who knows, a high density building might include low income individuals/formerly homeless individuals, hence the decision to block. My anecdotal experience is local worry and hostility to a subsidized/affordable housing in North Saanich (Prosser place) because it has a small number of units for unhoused people. I can only imagine Oak Bay’s response to a similar single building.