Balfizan
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Looking forward to the TTC they were probably recording here.
March 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Looking forward to the TTC they were probably recording here.
Thank you for putting so much behind the scenes content on YT that could easily have been KS or Patreon exclusive.
March 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Thank you for putting so much behind the scenes content on YT that could easily have been KS or Patreon exclusive.
Who is the one who is coping and seething?
November 22, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Who is the one who is coping and seething?
Once again what evidence do you have that a conservative state government would have drastically different concerns? I have evidence that must state government nearly left tax payers with a billion dollar debt they didn't have before the ONE time they got involved in zoning. So no sorry I didagree
November 22, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Once again what evidence do you have that a conservative state government would have drastically different concerns? I have evidence that must state government nearly left tax payers with a billion dollar debt they didn't have before the ONE time they got involved in zoning. So no sorry I didagree
To go back to your earlier suggestion how would moving zoning up to the state level make anything better?
November 22, 2024 at 1:37 AM
To go back to your earlier suggestion how would moving zoning up to the state level make anything better?
But you repeatedly suggested that we move zoning to the state level and when I said "that would make things worse" you told me to look at the Japanese model. So youve moved the goalposts in this discussion like Three times.
November 22, 2024 at 1:37 AM
But you repeatedly suggested that we move zoning to the state level and when I said "that would make things worse" you told me to look at the Japanese model. So youve moved the goalposts in this discussion like Three times.
Also it's called an EXAMPLE I don't know if you've ever heard of such a thing but it's not the only time such things happen.
November 22, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Also it's called an EXAMPLE I don't know if you've ever heard of such a thing but it's not the only time such things happen.
Because they had the political will to make that happen. Which format quick google wasn't by handing more power over to an already for reaching conservative state government that has repeatedly proven they shouldn't be trusted with the power they already have.
November 22, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Because they had the political will to make that happen. Which format quick google wasn't by handing more power over to an already for reaching conservative state government that has repeatedly proven they shouldn't be trusted with the power they already have.
Yeah I love the idea of a world with no restrictions on where people can build things that's going to get you exactly the future you want and wouldn't lead directly to slums, tenements, and polluters unhealthily close to low income neighborhoods
November 22, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Yeah I love the idea of a world with no restrictions on where people can build things that's going to get you exactly the future you want and wouldn't lead directly to slums, tenements, and polluters unhealthily close to low income neighborhoods
Whereas here in Florida a liberal local government at least used zoning leverage against Universal to get an affordable housing development out of them in exchange for permission to build their new park. And right in the area it's most needed. Without that local leverage there would be a hotel there
November 22, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Whereas here in Florida a liberal local government at least used zoning leverage against Universal to get an affordable housing development out of them in exchange for permission to build their new park. And right in the area it's most needed. Without that local leverage there would be a hotel there
I would love for you to tell how exactly you expect a red state government would do anything different than what you're saying your red local government is doing.
November 22, 2024 at 1:11 AM
I would love for you to tell how exactly you expect a red state government would do anything different than what you're saying your red local government is doing.
In many states sending zoning power to the state level would lead to a mishandling both intentional and unintentional of zoning changes. It's no more likely to liberalize there because those people want to stay in their jobs as well.
November 22, 2024 at 1:00 AM
In many states sending zoning power to the state level would lead to a mishandling both intentional and unintentional of zoning changes. It's no more likely to liberalize there because those people want to stay in their jobs as well.
So like I said you just think the politics would be better at a higher level tell that to Ron DeSantis who almost stuck a bunch of Florida tax payers with a 1 billion dollar bind debt to Disney. (Not that I think the deal Disney has is good but he mishandled that SO badly)
November 22, 2024 at 12:57 AM
So like I said you just think the politics would be better at a higher level tell that to Ron DeSantis who almost stuck a bunch of Florida tax payers with a 1 billion dollar bind debt to Disney. (Not that I think the deal Disney has is good but he mishandled that SO badly)
Trust me when I tell you that where I am and in so many other places giving zoning over to conservative state governments would be SO MUCH WORSE
November 22, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Trust me when I tell you that where I am and in so many other places giving zoning over to conservative state governments would be SO MUCH WORSE
Again regardless I wouldn't want state level legislators in control of zoning. What about this model would require it to be at the state level. Because if it's political will we wouldn't get it in a thousand years under the current govt of Florida.
November 22, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Again regardless I wouldn't want state level legislators in control of zoning. What about this model would require it to be at the state level. Because if it's political will we wouldn't get it in a thousand years under the current govt of Florida.
I've done plenty of research and while I think you are right some of the time. Its far from universal and we need a great many of the regulations we have to ensure places that get built are livable. I'm not dismissing what you're saying because I don't like it. You could do the same.
November 21, 2024 at 7:59 PM
I've done plenty of research and while I think you are right some of the time. Its far from universal and we need a great many of the regulations we have to ensure places that get built are livable. I'm not dismissing what you're saying because I don't like it. You could do the same.
your argument dpends on the problem actually being over regulation though. As such I see it as a flawed argument because I think your premise is flawed.
November 21, 2024 at 7:33 PM
your argument dpends on the problem actually being over regulation though. As such I see it as a flawed argument because I think your premise is flawed.
I was more making a point that an exemption in zoning policy contributed to that disaster. If the zoning rules in place when Avalon Park was built as a subdivision were exercised the housing and school in that area wouldnt have been able to be built in the area that got contaminated.
November 21, 2024 at 6:51 PM
I was more making a point that an exemption in zoning policy contributed to that disaster. If the zoning rules in place when Avalon Park was built as a subdivision were exercised the housing and school in that area wouldnt have been able to be built in the area that got contaminated.
Ron DeSantis run the supermajority in the state house. They said they wanted to move zoning control to the state level. That would be nightmarish here. There isn't a one size fits all solution.
November 21, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Ron DeSantis run the supermajority in the state house. They said they wanted to move zoning control to the state level. That would be nightmarish here. There isn't a one size fits all solution.
not everywhere is NYC whats true there isn't true everywhere. Maybe they need a different solution. But I guarrantee one exists. Just difficult. Deregulation isn't generally the answer though we already have enough substandard housing in the US. Not saying its never the answer just not generally.
November 21, 2024 at 6:46 PM
not everywhere is NYC whats true there isn't true everywhere. Maybe they need a different solution. But I guarrantee one exists. Just difficult. Deregulation isn't generally the answer though we already have enough substandard housing in the US. Not saying its never the answer just not generally.
It was one of the first few Desert Buses like 3 or 4
November 21, 2024 at 6:28 PM
It was one of the first few Desert Buses like 3 or 4
a bunch of kids got brain cancer its a tragedy and it got basically zero news coverage. That said at the same time we also need the political will, when we really NEED a certain type of development to much mor often say YIYBY. Hopefully just in a way that doesn't endanger people.
November 21, 2024 at 6:24 PM
a bunch of kids got brain cancer its a tragedy and it got basically zero news coverage. That said at the same time we also need the political will, when we really NEED a certain type of development to much mor often say YIYBY. Hopefully just in a way that doesn't endanger people.
You guys are great. Like the real answer lies somewhere in the middle here. Just difficult to find the political will for it. Like we need zoning so we dont get high density housing next to a coal ash dump. (oops Orlando did that. Allowed an exemption to build luxury housing near a toxic dump)
November 21, 2024 at 6:24 PM
You guys are great. Like the real answer lies somewhere in the middle here. Just difficult to find the political will for it. Like we need zoning so we dont get high density housing next to a coal ash dump. (oops Orlando did that. Allowed an exemption to build luxury housing near a toxic dump)
the Missouri GOP from what I've seen is anti-"quality housing for brown people" not exactly anti-housing in general. But I take your point.
November 21, 2024 at 5:55 PM
the Missouri GOP from what I've seen is anti-"quality housing for brown people" not exactly anti-housing in general. But I take your point.