ATX Bluegrass YIMBY
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Thoughtful liberal - urbanist - transit geek - sales professional - artist - musician - supply and demand fundamentalist.
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It’s widely accepted *that* less expensive housing markets see less homelessness, but this important piece shows *why*: family & friends have more space to spare worksinprogress.co/issue/why-ho...
Why housing shortages cause homelessness - Works in Progress
Why do high-cost cities have more homelessness? It's not just about rents — it’s also about the rooms friends and family can’t afford to share.
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December 5, 2024 at 6:18 PM
It’s widely accepted *that* less expensive housing markets see less homelessness, but this important piece shows *why*: family & friends have more space to spare worksinprogress.co/issue/why-ho...
I will say it's crazy how much different this feels without having to constantly assess a poster's botness or naziness.
December 2, 2024 at 12:37 AM
I will say it's crazy how much different this feels without having to constantly assess a poster's botness or naziness.
Anyone who has ever tried to be the bulwark of facts and reason at one of these meetings knows this is true.
We shouldn't have a vetocracy of our loudest and angriest citizens with the most free time.
We shouldn't have a vetocracy of our loudest and angriest citizens with the most free time.
The public hearing format:
✅ Generates no new knowledge
✅ Generates a lot of anger and misinformation
✅ Privileges those with the most extreme views
✅ Leads to planner and policymaker burnout
It needs to go. Focus the time and resources on genuine public engagement.
✅ Generates no new knowledge
✅ Generates a lot of anger and misinformation
✅ Privileges those with the most extreme views
✅ Leads to planner and policymaker burnout
It needs to go. Focus the time and resources on genuine public engagement.
NEW STORY // Holiday Video: The Problem with Public Hearings
December 1, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Anyone who has ever tried to be the bulwark of facts and reason at one of these meetings knows this is true.
We shouldn't have a vetocracy of our loudest and angriest citizens with the most free time.
We shouldn't have a vetocracy of our loudest and angriest citizens with the most free time.
Kinda misunderstand the nature of wine grape farming, though.
Wine grapes are often culled and dropped to the ground to keep yields down, and focus phenolic development on specific clusters.
Only the largest bulk wine operations would be interested in this, unless it showed other benefits.
Wine grapes are often culled and dropped to the ground to keep yields down, and focus phenolic development on specific clusters.
Only the largest bulk wine operations would be interested in this, unless it showed other benefits.
December 1, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Kinda misunderstand the nature of wine grape farming, though.
Wine grapes are often culled and dropped to the ground to keep yields down, and focus phenolic development on specific clusters.
Only the largest bulk wine operations would be interested in this, unless it showed other benefits.
Wine grapes are often culled and dropped to the ground to keep yields down, and focus phenolic development on specific clusters.
Only the largest bulk wine operations would be interested in this, unless it showed other benefits.
Abundant supply will take time, and large scall losses of value are unlikely in the short term.
Slow, steady improvement in affordability and the slow wind down of returns on real estate investment are the best case scenario, there may be some firms that suffer but "aftershocks" won't be huge IMO.
Slow, steady improvement in affordability and the slow wind down of returns on real estate investment are the best case scenario, there may be some firms that suffer but "aftershocks" won't be huge IMO.
December 1, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Abundant supply will take time, and large scall losses of value are unlikely in the short term.
Slow, steady improvement in affordability and the slow wind down of returns on real estate investment are the best case scenario, there may be some firms that suffer but "aftershocks" won't be huge IMO.
Slow, steady improvement in affordability and the slow wind down of returns on real estate investment are the best case scenario, there may be some firms that suffer but "aftershocks" won't be huge IMO.
Been thinking a lot about how Republican messaging resembles sales more than politics, and how Dems failure to embrace this kind of approach has led directly to them losing ground with low-information voters.
Republicans sell the sizzle, not the steak. They form deep emotional connections with ..🧵
Republicans sell the sizzle, not the steak. They form deep emotional connections with ..🧵
December 1, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Been thinking a lot about how Republican messaging resembles sales more than politics, and how Dems failure to embrace this kind of approach has led directly to them losing ground with low-information voters.
Republicans sell the sizzle, not the steak. They form deep emotional connections with ..🧵
Republicans sell the sizzle, not the steak. They form deep emotional connections with ..🧵