M. Nolan Gray @mnolangray
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We are working with @cacommunitybuilders on policies to make homeownership a reality for middle-income residents in OC. We want to uplift the voices of aspiring homeowners. Share your story with us through this link: forms.gle/AhGHvJG1drrfSD…
Imagine how many people could pursue their dreams and start small businesses if we allowed spaces like this.
Imagine how many people could pursue their dreams and start small businesses if we allowed spaces like this.
you wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me
me and the boys about to tear up the town. (we're just going to talk about zoning at a brewery.)
Just got one of those “memories from 8 years ago” photo notifications. This was our BARF/Yimby zine in 2016 to explain to local Dem party people how to approach housing supply drama.
This week on Abundance: @resnikoff and @sahnicboom discuss public engagement, exclusionary zoning, and civil service reform. Transcript below, audio/video on all major platforms: metroabundance.org/abundance-epis…
It's wild to me that these lines weren't being factored into TOC (or state-level transit proximity provisions?) previously. This is going to be a seriously impactful change.
It's wild to me that these lines weren't being factored into TOC (or state-level transit proximity provisions?) previously. This is going to be a seriously impactful change.
New superior court decision holds that California's SB 9 (duplex and lot-split bill) unconstitutionally infringes on charter cities' "home rule" authority. It's a weird, narrow decision that turns on a lawyerly sleight of hand. I don't think it will hold up on appeal.🧵/15
I should get a refund on my rent for this.
Reducing minimum lot size rules in Austin could unlock new "backyard lots" that could be turned into new homes. austinchronicle.com/news/2024-04-1…
At every university I've ever attended, there was one Panda Express on campus and eating there at lunch involved a 30 minute wait. Seems like a $20 on the ground opportunity for universities?
There's always a dril tweet.
There's always a dril tweet. https://t.co/6QNjWLIbzd
Julius F. Harder's unrealized plan to add L'Enfant-style diagonal streets to the Manhattan grid and turn Union Square into the main civic center. (1898)
@louismirante These guys are out of control.
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A very niche construction: a jetted pocket where the stitching around the pocket bag is visible, giving the impression of a patch pocket. Cloth covering pocket bag is part of facing. Style is only seen in Florence and Naples, Italy. First by Liverano; second by Rubinacci.
I don’t think people are fully grasping how incredible it is that rents are FALLING in one of America’s most popular cities. We were told this wasn’t possible!
Here's a great visualization: Austin's rent relative to the country (@zillow's measure) is now the lowest it has been in at least a decade.
The most common age for a Latino is 11, the most common age for a white person is 58.
Biking the kid home is pretty great on this protected bike lane
Two red lines, each the same length. One represents a conventional commercial corridor that features strip malls and ample parking; the other is a historical downtown street (both in Portland, ME). The difference? One makes 4x as much in property taxes per foot of road.
You see, the foundation of Marxist-socialist politics is allowing private property rights and market forces to respond to housing demand so yes these arguments make a lot of sense and are very normal. #yyccc #HousingCrisis #UpzoneNow
When the argument against lifting the ban on duplexes and row homes in 67% of Calgary devolves into the "marxist-socialist political war on families" opponents have lost the battle. Will @DanWMcLean and the rest of the #ConvoyCouncillors on #yyccc end the gatekeeping?
The optimist urbanists. Dreaming big!
Atlantis, by Christoph Gerber (up-scale)
The moment nicely encapsulated by @christianbrits, in this morning's @reason Roundup reason.com/2024/04/26/sch…
First time I encountered the Legion in FNV was in Nipton. After seeing the crucifixions, I gathered that the Legion was a bunch of Bad Dudes™ and you were to kill them on sight. It wasn't until much later that I learned you could actually talk to the Legion goons in the town
Fallout: New Vegas fandom is a pretty definitive case study debunking the idea that if you write about fascism well enough the fascists will be understand that they're the bad guys in your fictional world and will be repelled by what you've made
Now would be a great time for cities to install automatic noise cameras. Want to rev your engine and wake the neighbors? Have at it — your ticket is in the mail.
The craziest thing about Houston Highway Planning is that apparently 2 parallel highways (6 lanes + 4 lanes), only 2 miles apart is not enough and we absolutely NEED A THIRD parallel highway, running right behind people's houses within a 2 mile corridor. abc13.com/hardy-toll-roa…
@mnolangray Did you ever play SimTower? It was amazing
The replies to this tweet are mostly nauseating. This is exactly the kind of starter home we need a lot more of in this country. Bravo, Keith.
Our spec home in Ocala FL just hit the market. $244k 3/2/1 1/4 acre $194/ft Listing in first comment. More details coming.
if mc escher was a landlord
@mnolangray It has passed out of senate committee and is going to the senate floor (it already passed the house)
“But amid the state’s housing crisis, some legislators and housing advocates are increasingly fed up with this status quo, arguing that the 12-member commission’s powers have expanded too far.” sfgate.com/la/article/cal…
Edit: AB 2199 would extend the 21159.25 statutory exemption
@mnolangray Pittsburgh had lots of "backyard lots" ... until it adopted #zoning in 1923 and established minimum lot sizes and setbacks that prohibited them.
The Atlantic is publishing several of my essays (with a new introduction) in a book this fall! On the Housing Crisis: Land, Development, Democracy will hit the shelves just in time for you to argue with your various relatives over the holidays.
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