: opposition to the locating of something considered undesirable (such as a prison or incinerator) in one's neighborhood
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In many areas, affordable housing requires rezoning and leads to NIMBY opposition from neighbors.
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Mark Dent, HubSpot, 11 Apr. 2025
In many cities, it’s strangled by restrictive zoning, historical preservation laws, lengthy permitting processes, and NIMBY opposition.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The zoning is developer-friendly, some NIMBY action nearby notwithstanding.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
In California, for example, obstacles to construction include strict local zoning, NIMBY resistance and laws that require builders to pay above-market wages and force landlords to collect below-market rents.
—Salim Furth, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
Building anything is hard enough thanks to restrictive zoning and an almost comically intense NIMBY culture.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
This resistance to larger-scale energy transition projects in the region, along with dismissing resident concerns as mere NIMBY sentiments, has proven unhelpful.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
While this is great, the not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) position is not a long-term solution for our nation’s energy needs and avoids the primary issue.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
Sturman has an ongoing dialogue with County Commissioner Lamar Fisher, church leaders, health experts, the Salvation Army, United Way and others while navigating legitimate concerns about cleanliness, public safety and a NIMBY mindset.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2024
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Mark Dent, HubSpot, 11 Apr. 2025
In many cities, it’s strangled by restrictive zoning, historical preservation laws, lengthy permitting processes, and NIMBY opposition.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The zoning is developer-friendly, some NIMBY action nearby notwithstanding.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
In California, for example, obstacles to construction include strict local zoning, NIMBY resistance and laws that require builders to pay above-market wages and force landlords to collect below-market rents.
—Salim Furth, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
Building anything is hard enough thanks to restrictive zoning and an almost comically intense NIMBY culture.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
This resistance to larger-scale energy transition projects in the region, along with dismissing resident concerns as mere NIMBY sentiments, has proven unhelpful.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
While this is great, the not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) position is not a long-term solution for our nation’s energy needs and avoids the primary issue.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
Sturman has an ongoing dialogue with County Commissioner Lamar Fisher, church leaders, health experts, the Salvation Army, United Way and others while navigating legitimate concerns about cleanliness, public safety and a NIMBY mindset.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2024
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“NIMBY.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/NIMBY. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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