Texas continues to kick our ass, this is fvcking brilliant. This law legalizes development & preempts cities over 150k from imposing - Density limits below 36 unit/acre - Heigh restrictions below 45ft - Setbacks over 25ft - Parking reqs over 1/unit States are engaged in a race to the top—competing for growth by building housing. And right now, despite all of the energy around these issues on the left, the red states are extending their lead. https://t.co/AtNl6XIgUG— Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) May 20, 2025
Man, Fck Texas. They can have their cheaper housing and car centered bullshit. Who TF wants to be subject to Abbot's and Paxton's fascist governance?
Why can't we have the good housing policy with out the fascism. The answer may be that liberal/Democrats government that has to make everyone in the coalition happy has to always over regulate everything.
Here ya go. https://www.sightline.org/2025/05/15/washington-takes-statewide-zoning-reform-to-the-next-level/
Washington, Colorado and Delaware are doing good things, some cities like Minneapolis are also stepping up. Unfortunately other blue states are falling behind. https://constructioncoverage.com/research/counties-with-the-most-housing-growth-last-decade
Chicago failure Chicago spends over twice as much as Houston to build new affordable housing because the bidding process only weights cost containment at 3% I didn’t realize that a basic reason affordable housing costs so much is that the actual cost carries such a low weight in winning the bid pic.twitter.com/8vwss2CmDO— Arpit Gupta (@arpitrage) May 25, 2025
Texas is so fvcking weird. They ban weed, porn, abortions, but are fvcking kicking ass in terms of housing. More and better housing for Texans is on the way. Working together with House author Rep. @JamesTalarico, today we passed my Senate Bill 2835, clearing away old codes and outdated modes, allowing for the construction of small-footprint apartment buildings with new materials and… pic.twitter.com/hvr13geoY2— Senator Nathan Johnson (@NathanForTexas) May 27, 2025
They are doing housing much better than my State. Moments ago: TX SB 15 just passed in AustinWhat changes on 9/1/25:• Cities >150k can’t require lots > 1,400 sf (min 20′ × 60′)• Single-family districts can now hit 31 units/acre—townhome scale by-right• Setbacks capped at 5′; only 1 parking space/unit required; no… pic.twitter.com/KgpAdtgALv— Barrett Linburg (@DallasAptGP) May 28, 2025
This is such a good idea that I doubt it will pass, it would allow the company that runs Chicago subway to buy land around train stops and develop it (will they provide funds?) this is how rail systems in Asia stay profitable. Today, lawmakers introduced a bill that would allow Chicagoland transit agencies to develop real estate around their stations. This is a 'value capture' model, which is used in Japan and Hong Kong to generate profit from transit, which then funds transit expansion.Here's a… https://t.co/2wQmWRXId3 pic.twitter.com/inPAjB2SCc— Michael McLean (@cornoisseur) May 29, 2025
Some nice photos of the doomed city I live in, plus views upstream and downstream. See Southeast Louisiana from above: Industry and life along the Mississippi River and New Orleans | Photos | nola.com
Here is a different look at where, why, and potential problems of NIMBY as well as low regulation areas/states.
The cost of Public housing in Washington DC Genuinely, how are we this bad at building Affordable housing? The amount of waste here is disgraceful. https://t.co/xy7Nx1SwhH pic.twitter.com/94UOB0liuo— YIMBYLAND (@YIMBYLAND) June 6, 2025 I would like to see a line item cost breakdown to compare why public housing build costs are more than market housing build costs. > $1.2M to build an Affordable apartment> $350k to build a market-rate apartmentThis is supremely fucked. Frankly, there is ZERO good reason for why it should cost a single penny more to develop affordable apartments than it does market-rate apartments. https://t.co/NfmH4FVVls pic.twitter.com/SjR8oilDdD— YIMBYLAND (@YIMBYLAND) June 6, 2025
More DC news, fare avoidance was reduced by around 80% That is good for public transit funding. If you want people to use public transit, make it safe and clean. This is how you do that: https://t.co/j4LZHQtT6R— Noah Smith 🐇 (@Noahpinion) June 5, 2025
I'm on Metro right now. I did notice the higher gates, but also saw two very brazen young men hope the gate in front of two employees.
This is the kind of shit that happens when you get rid of the profit motive. Once cost no longer have to be less than expected revenue, cost controls become irrelevant and all kinds of well intended but stupid ideas become possible. I just can't get over the disparityA rooftop vegetable garden ... but no in-unit washer and dryer!?!Maybe it was to hit some kind of green/sustainability metrics?"Live here and pick your own food and do your own washing. By hand!" https://t.co/U5sAWX2CBH— Bobby Fijan (@bobbyfijan) June 6, 2025 1.2MM per affordable unit in DC ...The units ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/AtNoVLJraw pic.twitter.com/oCF5N0ZAeE— Bobby Fijan (@bobbyfijan) June 6, 2025