YIMBY! Grand Rapids @YimbyGR
🥑More Housing!🥑 Of All kinds. Everywhere. All housing are homes. Joined November 2019-
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Thoughts on the decline of the Rapid, after listening to numerous people yell at the sky [note: the sky does not care]. urbangr.org/TheBeginningOf…
When was the last time @MDOT_West had a solution to road problems that didn't involve adding lanes? This is three card monty. If safety is the main concern then lower the road to grade, reconnect the street grid with stop lights, & reduce speeds. @CityGrandRapids @blissformayor
When was the last time @MDOT_West had a solution to road problems that didn't involve adding lanes? This is three card monty. If safety is the main concern then lower the road to grade, reconnect the street grid with stop lights, & reduce speeds. @CityGrandRapids @blissformayor
Phase#3 is upon us. Finally, you get to answer specific questions. Say 👍YES to Housing, say 👍YES to Mobility, say 👎NO to Parking! Take the survey. planning-next.com/grand-rapids-r… #GrandRapidsMI #UrbanPlanning
Our City Commission spends millions developing plans (GR Forward, Michigan St., Bicycle Action, ...). Our City Commission loves to declare things: Vision Zero! But you need to speak up, as they won't follow through. Save Monroe North! #GrandRapisMI urbangr.org/CorewellParkin…
The meeting can be viewed online @ youtube.com/watch?v=3YjhdV… The conversation is interesting. Trigger Warning: The public comment period is grueling. The Heritage Hill people showed up in force. 🥺
The meeting can be viewed online @ youtube.com/watch?v=3YjhdV… The conversation is interesting. Trigger Warning: The public comment period is grueling. The Heritage Hill people showed up in force. 🥺
Some land-use reform is finally on the Planning Commission agenda, for this week Thursday (the 28th) What's being looked at: - Accessory Dwelling Units - Unrelated Occupancy Limits. urbangr.org/PlanningCommis… #GrandRapidsMI #Housing #HousingCrisis #Zoning #ADUs
Are you a YIMBY in Michigan? Send me a DM if you would like to get looped into something exciting...
The Citizens Research Council of Michigan's Prosperous Futures report is out! Any Strongtowns or Urbanist person will want to read them; you will be both infuriated and delighted. #Michigan urbangr.org/prosperousfutu…
@YimbyGR If cities can do this, then all development is at the discretion of planners: "The city of Walker on Monday will consider suspending approvals of certain types of residential permitting while the city reviews its master plan and zoning code surrounding high-density development."
If you are a local government during a historic housing shortage, what do you do? You pause permitting of new housing. Because, I guess, you need time to figure out how to do the job you've always had. #WalkerMI #housingcrisis #zoning #EndLocalControl crainsgrandrapids.com/news/real-esta…
🚫 "We are tackling this issue [Housing] from every angle," -- Winnie Brinks 🚫 This is False; the state has yet to address land-use or transportation. The current regime is a double down on the status-quo [sprawl & roads]. #Michigan #HousingCrisis wzzm13.com/article/news/l…
Spokane didn’t have to hire a consultant or write a report or do extensive preemptive outreach to legalize sixplexes and eliminate parking requirements citywide. We just did it. 🤷♂️
On the August 23rd (2023) edition of GRTVaccess' "City Connection" the mayor discussed the issue of housing #GrandRapidsMI #Zoning #Housing urbangr.org/GRTVAccess2023… P.S. most posts are now over at urbanists.social/@urbangr - follow us there (Fediverse 🐘)
Strongtowns GR general chapter meeting tomorrow night at 6pm in the Community Room @ the Creston Neighborhood Association (205 Carrier St NE # 1, Grand Rapids, MI 49505). Please enter the meeting room from the back of the building. #Strongtowns #StrongtownsGR #GrandRapidsMI
What is happening with a property? Has it been sold? Who owns a property? Who is behind this opaquely named LLC? An example of how to do basic property sleuthing - urbangr.org/PropertySleuth… #GrandRapidsMI
How To Contact The City Commission urbangr.org/ContactingTheC… #GrandRapidsMI
As this platform trashes about in an unproductive identity crisis this feed is now primary over on the elephant. 🐘 Follow over there; don't see much of a future here. urbanists.social/@urbangr
From the Monroe North TIFA Board Meeting (June 23rd):The mayor discussed a joint meeting of the planning commission and city commission in July looking at a "handfull" of zoning changes beyond Downtown. youtu.be/Dkw7TFgdhSI?t=… #Zoning #GrandRapidsMI
From the Monroe North TIFA Board Meeting (June 23rd): Downtown height limit reform, public hearing on July 11th, discussed at youtu.be/Dkw7TFgdhSI?t=… #GrandRapidsMI #Zoning
"""Kent: With an average rent of $1,326, a renter would need to make at least $25.50 per hour or $53,040 annually.""" #Housing #HousingCrisis mlive.com/public-interes…
BuildHomesNow @BuildHomesNow
15 Followers 376 Following Houses were built in 1 day under FDR. Wilson Admin built houses in 27 states. $25k-$50k in down payment assistance per person is equivalent to GI Bill.
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SEMTA @SEMTARail
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251 Followers 85 Following Formerly a faceless bureaucrat, now a corporate bootlicker, future benevolent dictator??
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626 Followers 1K Following 2026 Candidate for Michigan State Senate District 29; Kent County Commissioner for District 20; “I’m a New Deal Democrat”; 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
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Jen Eyer (she/her) @jeneyer
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Car Dependency Index @cardependency
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David DeTavernier @david_detav
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Scott Trudeau @sstrudeau
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YIMBYLafayetteCA @YimbyLafayette
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RiverCitySlim ❎ / �.. @RiverCitySlim_
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I just want it to be .. @whitemice
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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction
18K Followers 1K Following 55 Chapters across the US fighting for abundant housing that's inclusive, sustainable, and affordable. Legal enforcement: @YIMBY_Law70% of households in Paris no longer own a car. Commuting overwhelmingly now takes place on transit and by bike. I recall cycling in Paris 20 years ago and we were persona non grata. We took our lives into our own hands. But not today - Mayor @Anne_Hidalgo is transforming the…
Another way of saying it…..
There's a lot of housing that could be built next to a beautiful new boulevard that used to be a shitty freeway dividing our community.
@YimbyGR If cities can do this, then all development is at the discretion of planners: "The city of Walker on Monday will consider suspending approvals of certain types of residential permitting while the city reviews its master plan and zoning code surrounding high-density development."
The State considers 😮👉PREEMPTION👈😮 regarding energy projects: """... [to] take decision-making on renewable energy projects away from township officials and local voters.""" ... cool, now do 🏠Housing🏠! #Michigan #housingCrisis #housing bridgemi.com/michigan-gover…
Expect more Power Points! 😠
"""Kent: With an average rent of $1,326, a renter would need to make at least $25.50 per hour or $53,040 annually.""" #Housing #HousingCrisis mlive.com/public-interes…
⚠️False Headline⚠️ There are no parking concerns, there is no reason to be concerned about parking. crainsgrandrapids.com/news/real-esta…
Urban Planners on record they are fine with loud traffic in neighborhoods: """The study also determined that the decibel levels generated in the area surrounding the venue during events would be comparable to a noisy restaurant or heavy traffic.""" 😠 #UrbanPlanning
⚠️False Headline⚠️ There are no parking concerns, there is no reason to be concerned about parking. crainsgrandrapids.com/news/real-esta…
The # of homes in the US for sale fell to 1.37 million in May, the lowest level on record with Redfin data going back to 2012.
"Since SB 330 came into effect in January 2020, the number of projects that displace tenants living in rent control-covered units has significantly declined." mv-voice.com/news/2022/10/1…
The clash between US cities and their suburbs has always been inevitable. Suburbs expect cities to be clean, heavily-policed parking lots for their cars. And for much of last 75 years, cities have obliged. But it was always a land use Ponzi scheme. And it’s reached the end.
Tension between New York City and its surrounding suburbs has grown since the pandemic, as attempts to solve the city’s most pressing problems are putting it in direct conflict with suburban residents and officials who feel that is simply not their job. nyti.ms/3CzTxEF
ACTION: Grand Valley Metro Council has yet another public engagement campaign. Be heard! Don't let them shovel all the funds into roads and more roads.
@jen_keesmaat My wife's family all live in these in Athens suburbs. We have inherited a small unit. Being able to have housing without mortgages let's people enjoy life more, less stress. It's not perfect but I'd take that over my kids having to move away and still be saddled with debt.
Yes. My friend upon moving to Athens straight out of uni lived in a basement, a son and his family had the second floor, a daughter and her family had the third, and their parents - the building owners - had a floor too. She paid well below market rent because they simply wanted…
@jen_keesmaat The best part is that families could give floors to their children.
ADU regulations - it's all about fear. 👻 """“Also seeing in the last nine years the impact investors have had on neighborhoods..." Hey, who do you think built the neighborhoods in the first place? #housing #urbanplanning #ADUs #housingcrisis denverite.com/2023/06/05/cit…
This is TN/TBA - a very tiny TBA - in which short-term lodging is a permitted use. If there were an ADU across the street? Nope. 👎 Or next door? Nope. 👎
Working on a Schedule Explorer-style version of this
Once I'm in Lansing, getting back to Detroit for a day trip will be surprisingly convenient. Sure can't do it going the other way, though. It's odd how lopsided D2A2 and Michigan Flyer service is.
Brightline officials announced high-speed rail service between Orlando and West Palm Beach... 32 times per day. That's as far as Detroit to Holland. Could you imagine that here? Makes more sense than A2-TC. tcpalm.com/story/opinion/…
Agreed. Electric bikes are somewhat magical: mitigate hilly terrain, less physical effort required on hot days; extend the reachable geography of a regular bike.
@jen_keesmaat I think electric bikes are an underutilized form of transport. When living in Europe (yes, they have snow & winter), there was lots of Covered Bike Parking, & safe streets for riding. I always think dedicated lanes & covered parking at GO stations would be a great option.
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