Heritage: Why?
@heritagewhy.bsky.social
Australian urbanist in Melbourne. YIMBY. Our cities are not museums. Cargo bike parent of young kids.
I get irrationally irritated by these 'teach kids to walk safely' initiatives.
They should invest more in 'close the roads so kids can be safe walking to school' days.
They should invest more in 'close the roads so kids can be safe walking to school' days.
May 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I get irrationally irritated by these 'teach kids to walk safely' initiatives.
They should invest more in 'close the roads so kids can be safe walking to school' days.
They should invest more in 'close the roads so kids can be safe walking to school' days.
Imo trees make the biggest difference to street quality, not architecture
May 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Imo trees make the biggest difference to street quality, not architecture
Watching some overpriced rentals in Melbourne and its nice to see that landlords still don't decide the price - the market does
May 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Watching some overpriced rentals in Melbourne and its nice to see that landlords still don't decide the price - the market does
More high income people are promoting renting over buying, and I think this will be good for the politics of renters rights
May 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
More high income people are promoting renting over buying, and I think this will be good for the politics of renters rights
It's happening: Melbourne is now a perfect city
May 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
It's happening: Melbourne is now a perfect city
Does this offend you? Having a taller building next to a smaller building is condemned in our planning system, but I think it looks fine.
May 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Does this offend you? Having a taller building next to a smaller building is condemned in our planning system, but I think it looks fine.
Now that Melbourne is a marginal seat do we get some perks? More infrastructure funding, cool parks, maybe a new pool?
May 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Now that Melbourne is a marginal seat do we get some perks? More infrastructure funding, cool parks, maybe a new pool?
Asked chatgpt "what is the optimal size of a city?" The answer was pretty good:
May 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Asked chatgpt "what is the optimal size of a city?" The answer was pretty good:
Vaguely YIMBY/ pro-housing messages?
May 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Vaguely YIMBY/ pro-housing messages?
State/local planners seem to over-rely on lessons from excellent individual developments.
They should instead take a lot more of their lessons from excellent planning *systems*.
They should instead take a lot more of their lessons from excellent planning *systems*.
May 1, 2025 at 4:35 AM
State/local planners seem to over-rely on lessons from excellent individual developments.
They should instead take a lot more of their lessons from excellent planning *systems*.
They should instead take a lot more of their lessons from excellent planning *systems*.
Why is there no early voting in the CBD?
April 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Why is there no early voting in the CBD?
Good that there is no "stop greedy developers" language from the Greens
April 28, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Good that there is no "stop greedy developers" language from the Greens
Interesting style choice for this heritage house
April 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Interesting style choice for this heritage house
Our walkable neighbourhood has a few high end toy stores my kids like to browse when we get coffee on the weekends. Useful to see the price of toys without China - 18 wooden blocks for $50 (made in Europe).
April 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Our walkable neighbourhood has a few high end toy stores my kids like to browse when we get coffee on the weekends. Useful to see the price of toys without China - 18 wooden blocks for $50 (made in Europe).
This proposal honestly looks way too small for a renewal area
Link: www.northwestcitynews.com.au/no-clear-com...
Link: www.northwestcitynews.com.au/no-clear-com...
April 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This proposal honestly looks way too small for a renewal area
Link: www.northwestcitynews.com.au/no-clear-com...
Link: www.northwestcitynews.com.au/no-clear-com...
Pretty bold policy proposal
April 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Pretty bold policy proposal
So bizarre. The Melbourne Lord Mayor confesses his desire to leave Carlton and move to East Melbourne. Pandering to a suburb with only 2 per cent of the council's population.
Link:
www.innercitynews.com.au/east-melbour...
Link:
www.innercitynews.com.au/east-melbour...
April 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
So bizarre. The Melbourne Lord Mayor confesses his desire to leave Carlton and move to East Melbourne. Pandering to a suburb with only 2 per cent of the council's population.
Link:
www.innercitynews.com.au/east-melbour...
Link:
www.innercitynews.com.au/east-melbour...
Apartments are obviously more affordable than houses. Yet you still hear NIMBYs argue the opposite.
Link:
www.theage.com.au/property/new...
Link:
www.theage.com.au/property/new...
April 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Apartments are obviously more affordable than houses. Yet you still hear NIMBYs argue the opposite.
Link:
www.theage.com.au/property/new...
Link:
www.theage.com.au/property/new...
Jane Jacobs altered the facade of her NYC house and removed the ground-floor shop before she advocated for historic protections for everyone else's house in the neighbourhood.
From the book "Stuck": www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/700580...
From the book "Stuck": www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/700580...
April 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Jane Jacobs altered the facade of her NYC house and removed the ground-floor shop before she advocated for historic protections for everyone else's house in the neighbourhood.
From the book "Stuck": www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/700580...
From the book "Stuck": www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/700580...
Reposted by Heritage: Why?
Do your part.
Emergency submission workshop online this Wednesday night.
Emergency submission workshop online this Wednesday night.
🚨 BREAKING: Victoria's nation-leading housing reforms are at risk. An inquiry has been convened to build the support to KILL the reforms.
April 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Do your part.
Emergency submission workshop online this Wednesday night.
Emergency submission workshop online this Wednesday night.
Tree-lined shopping streets are good. We should build a lot of new housing on/near these streets to make sure they stay alive.
April 13, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Tree-lined shopping streets are good. We should build a lot of new housing on/near these streets to make sure they stay alive.
The correct feelings to feel when a cute old house is destroyed...
Sad: Cute old house destroyed by a fire.
Meh: Cute old house destroyed to replace with a modern house.
Excited: Cute house destroyed to make way for townhouses or apartments.
Sad: Cute old house destroyed by a fire.
Meh: Cute old house destroyed to replace with a modern house.
Excited: Cute house destroyed to make way for townhouses or apartments.
April 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The correct feelings to feel when a cute old house is destroyed...
Sad: Cute old house destroyed by a fire.
Meh: Cute old house destroyed to replace with a modern house.
Excited: Cute house destroyed to make way for townhouses or apartments.
Sad: Cute old house destroyed by a fire.
Meh: Cute old house destroyed to replace with a modern house.
Excited: Cute house destroyed to make way for townhouses or apartments.
Reposted by Heritage: Why?
How do we get the infill housing we need while preventing displacement and helping Californians build generational wealth? By letting cash-poor homeowners partner with developers to build small condo buildings.
This strategy worked in postwar Greece and it can work here if we get the policy right.
This strategy worked in postwar Greece and it can work here if we get the policy right.
Greece offers a blueprint for ending California’s housing crisis
Post-war Greece was short about 3-4 million homes. The problem was solved within a generation using a homespun financial agreement called antiparochi.
www.sfchronicle.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
How do we get the infill housing we need while preventing displacement and helping Californians build generational wealth? By letting cash-poor homeowners partner with developers to build small condo buildings.
This strategy worked in postwar Greece and it can work here if we get the policy right.
This strategy worked in postwar Greece and it can work here if we get the policy right.
Weird that Australians might have better access to cool cheap stuff now compared to Americans
April 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Weird that Australians might have better access to cool cheap stuff now compared to Americans
Oh good they have set up the next community consultation group in the FIVE YEAR LONG timeline to just get a PLANNING APPLICATION for affordable housing on a public car parking lot.
This timeline does not include actually building the housing.
This timeline does not include actually building the housing.
April 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Oh good they have set up the next community consultation group in the FIVE YEAR LONG timeline to just get a PLANNING APPLICATION for affordable housing on a public car parking lot.
This timeline does not include actually building the housing.
This timeline does not include actually building the housing.