"Zoning is subject to change in the future through a simple vote or through an initiative"

And when downtown developers ride the rail/density, vision/pipe dream wave & fill campaign coffers they get plenty of simple Council votes for every zoning change they want.

Then while their projects progress under their strict management they remain insulated from the soaring public costs and debt resulting from the less managed surrounding and immediate infrastructure they got for free.

Can't blame the developers though. It's business as usual when the public's interest is lost in the bureaucracy.