San Francisco basically has done exactly what you suggest.  Most city residents don&#x27;t believe that anything should be built (or if it should, it definitely shouldn&#x27;t be in their neighborhood.)  <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sf.curbed.com&#x2F;archives&#x2F;2015&#x2F;02&#x2F;04&#x2F;sfs_population_is_growing_way_faster_than_its_housing_stock.php" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sf.curbed.com&#x2F;archives&#x2F;2015&#x2F;02&#x2F;04&#x2F;sfs_population_is_g...</a>  As a consequence, it is &quot;focusing on quality of residents, not quantity&quot; (the &quot;quality&quot; that they&#x27;re looking for is the green stuff).