Jonathan Levine
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Update: Governor Newsom has signed SB79, which requires California municipalities in urban transit counties to allow housing of between 5 and 9 stories near heavy rail, light rail, and bus rapid transit stations. #a2council, it's our turn now. www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco...
Newsom signs bill allowing for more homes near transit to help address California housing costs
Gov. Gavin Newsom is signing a bill that would allow for more homes to be built near transit stations, in an effort to address California's high housing costs.
www.cbsnews.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Update: Governor Newsom has signed SB79, which requires California municipalities in urban transit counties to allow housing of between 5 and 9 stories near heavy rail, light rail, and bus rapid transit stations. #a2council, it's our turn now. www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco...
Stay strong and sign the bill, Governor Newsom. Stay strong for our Comprehensive Land Use Plan and associated rezoning, Ann Arbor City Council. #a2council
October 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Stay strong and sign the bill, Governor Newsom. Stay strong for our Comprehensive Land Use Plan and associated rezoning, Ann Arbor City Council. #a2council
The Helsinki Central Library--so much more than a library!--is an inspiration. #a2council oodihelsinki.fi/en/facilities/
Facilities - Oodi
oodihelsinki.fi
July 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The Helsinki Central Library--so much more than a library!--is an inspiration. #a2council oodihelsinki.fi/en/facilities/
...with minimal impact on speeds.
June 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
...with minimal impact on speeds.
And that's on "traditional" road-diet corridors. Similar effects are found on high-volume (>20,000 cars per day) corridors... journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
June 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
And that's on "traditional" road-diet corridors. Similar effects are found on high-volume (>20,000 cars per day) corridors... journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
How much safer, #a2council? Check out this table, from rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/286...
June 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
How much safer, #a2council? Check out this table, from rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/286...
I wrote it, and it doesn't come from a longer piece. The NBER article and critique are both linked in Noah's letter.
May 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I wrote it, and it doesn't come from a longer piece. The NBER article and critique are both linked in Noah's letter.
Written before the new memo, but a summary of the importance of #a2council zoning reform. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
importance of policies to allow greater compactness
The Importance of Policies Allowing for Greater Compactness Thanks to the Ann Arbor City Planning Commission for its direction in reforming Ann Arbor land use policies to allow for greater compactness...
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May 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Written before the new memo, but a summary of the importance of #a2council zoning reform. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
And guess what, #a2council: www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/o...
Opinion | The Big City Where Housing Is Still Affordable (Gift Article)
Tokyo has succeeded in maintaining an abundance of affordable housing because it has no downtown, many railroads and laws that make it easy to build.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
And guess what, #a2council: www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/o...
The #a2council resolution should focus on ends rather than means,eg: protect residents' ability to enjoy privacy,sunlight, and quiet surroundings; encourage housing construction that respects these priorities; avoid hindering housing construction without providing clear benefits to nearby residents.
April 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The #a2council resolution should focus on ends rather than means,eg: protect residents' ability to enjoy privacy,sunlight, and quiet surroundings; encourage housing construction that respects these priorities; avoid hindering housing construction without providing clear benefits to nearby residents.
Awesome comment last night Sara Ellen: Calling #a2council Comp Plan "Project 2025" makes no sense, and even less so when you actually check what Project 2025 has to say about single-family zoning.
April 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Awesome comment last night Sara Ellen: Calling #a2council Comp Plan "Project 2025" makes no sense, and even less so when you actually check what Project 2025 has to say about single-family zoning.
It would be much more modest than the recent anti-exclusionary-zoning reform of Cambridge, MA. www.boston.com/news/politic...
Cambridge eliminates single-family zoning in historic move
The reform, championed by Councilors Burhan Azeem and Sumbul Siddiqui, is one of the most ambitious changes to any city’s zoning in decades.
www.boston.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:12 PM
It would be much more modest than the recent anti-exclusionary-zoning reform of Cambridge, MA. www.boston.com/news/politic...