[specialist]

> the Democratic left polarized hard against

As I understand stuff, "abundance" is perceived as a threat to, a means to neuter, YIMBY urbanism advocacy (a la , Strong Towns, Sightline, War on Cars, etc).

Criticisms I've read are:

1) guilt by association

2) exasperation with neoliberal faith in markets, to the exclusion of other strategies

3) punching left, while ignoring the perfidy and obstructionism of the right, as though only "the left" has agency

4) being anti-democratic, by ignoring (or underplaying) the necessity of rebuilding state administrative capacity

Wanting a lot more housing, I'm pro "abundance" by default.

Even so, I've been hurt before. So I try to remain cognizant of "the left's" criticisms. Being confused by the food fight over abundance, I'd describe "the left" as being wary.

[tptacek]

No, Abundance is the semi-official home of YIMBYism in the Democratic party. The opposition to it from the left is uniformly anti-YIMBY.

(Strong Towns and YIMBYism aren't totally aligned.)