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Golf near transit is absolutely worth asking questions about. Meanwhile, in LA, we’re collecting signatures to help ~400 homes move forward after a golf course was designated mountain lion habitat… Sometimes housing obstacles really are this absurd. actionnetwork.org/petitions/…

“Our outdated building codes don’t allow for single-stair housing which is smaller apartment complexes, condos, it’s a great entry point for home ownership. I worked with Republicans across the aisle. We repealed that outdated regulation.” @jamestalarico

Who’d have thought? 😭

we should have more 3+ bedroom homes that families can afford in the city

Incidentally, Judge and I met at an SF YIMBY party (thanks, @yimbyaction) in the autumn of 2019. Two years later I read his “Sprawl Is Good” essay in the Breakthrough Journal (@TheBTI) and could not resist the temptation to spar with an essay in the journal of my own. Ultimately, Judge convinced me that sprawl is mostly a byproduct of revealed preference, not hidden coercion, and that it works as a means to keep housing costs down. Six months after that we joined forces at the Manhattan Institute, giving unintended credence to @apmechan’s point on density’s spillover serendipity. Would not have happened without our initial connection having been made at the party. (Photos of @cynthiamcgillis, @CathyReisenwitz, and me from that night, because why not?)

More homes near transit?? Yes, please!

Do mountain lions play golf? 🤔 When a housing project gets stalled by a golf course’s alleged mountain lion habitat, it’s worth asking some questions. Tell LA City Council to show the evidence and let these homes move forward. 👉 Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/…

We must say yes to homes of ALL kinds. 👏

#YIMBY I just joined @yimbyaction as a volunteer member. All you have to do is tell your State Reps you're joining YIMBY and ask them what they're doing for pro-housing policy. Join up here: actionnetwork.org/letters/jo…

I don't really understand why we don't pile housing atop of high street buildings. It's just unused space, and it takes nothing away from anyone to give people the option of living above shops.

Should building more homes result in more federal funding? 🏘️💰 BUILD NOW, a major provision of the ROAD to Housing Act, changes how some CDBG funding is distributed based on housing production. Build more → potentially more funding. Share your thoughts. 👀👇

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One year ago today, my City eliminated minimum parking requirements for multifamily housing. One year later: the sky didn’t fall. Most projects still include parking. But some infill housing is finally moving forward where parking mandates once made it infeasible. 📍Salem, MA

Can’t stop. Won’t stop. 🏡👏🏼

Municipalities requiring extensive, and last minute, infrastructure upgrades is a growing problem for both market-rate and Affordable housing developers in Massachusetts. A pending site plan review reform bill addresses some of this but may need to go further next session.

We don't have to choose between filtering and building affordable housing. 🏠 We need both. Build affordable homes directly. Build more market-rate homes. Legalize ADUs, duplexes, starter homes, and small apartments. We need to say yes to ALL kinds of housing.

Caring about the housing shortage is a start. Doing something about it is next. 🏠 YIMBYs organize, advocate, and show up in their communities. This Membership Month, join thousands of people working to make it easier to build the housing we need. 👇 yimbyaction.org/?form=member…