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Completely unrelated, but this little shop wouldn’t be compliant in new construction in Seattle where retail mandates a 30’ depth for some arbitrary reason. Zoning codes and city planners do not know how to make good buildings.
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Completely unrelated, but this little shop wouldn’t be compliant in new construction in Seattle where retail mandates a 30’ depth for some arbitrary reason. Zoning codes and city planners do not know how to make good buildings.
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I refuse to comment on this degree of minutia of a city I don't live in but this might be what the promised Obama era perpetual campaign was supposed to look like.
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I refuse to comment on this degree of minutia of a city I don't live in but this might be what the promised Obama era perpetual campaign was supposed to look like.
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think about what this means from an urban & quality of life context
US zoning & building codes actively work *against* livable places
they work *against* walkability, a high quality of life
preventing a mix of both moderately dense housing *and* space for trees. preventing quiet streets, privacy
US zoning & building codes actively work *against* livable places
they work *against* walkability, a high quality of life
preventing a mix of both moderately dense housing *and* space for trees. preventing quiet streets, privacy
July 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
think about what this means from an urban & quality of life context
US zoning & building codes actively work *against* livable places
they work *against* walkability, a high quality of life
preventing a mix of both moderately dense housing *and* space for trees. preventing quiet streets, privacy
US zoning & building codes actively work *against* livable places
they work *against* walkability, a high quality of life
preventing a mix of both moderately dense housing *and* space for trees. preventing quiet streets, privacy
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Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
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We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
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"When we started getting input from residents after committing the city to leaving DART, some pointed to our 'City of Excellence' motto. Like, 'Cities have transit!', and frankly, they have a point," a councilman told Suburbanista.
"We're listening! Rest assured that we'll choose a new motto soon."
"We're listening! Rest assured that we'll choose a new motto soon."
November 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"When we started getting input from residents after committing the city to leaving DART, some pointed to our 'City of Excellence' motto. Like, 'Cities have transit!', and frankly, they have a point," a councilman told Suburbanista.
"We're listening! Rest assured that we'll choose a new motto soon."
"We're listening! Rest assured that we'll choose a new motto soon."
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This is rich. Connie Chan says she “built real affordable housing, not the Sacramento version that destroys our neighborhoods.”
She points to new affordable housing on Geary: housing that she didn’t build but that *was* built using “Sacramento version” housing laws & $52M in state funds. 🧵
She points to new affordable housing on Geary: housing that she didn’t build but that *was* built using “Sacramento version” housing laws & $52M in state funds. 🧵
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is rich. Connie Chan says she “built real affordable housing, not the Sacramento version that destroys our neighborhoods.”
She points to new affordable housing on Geary: housing that she didn’t build but that *was* built using “Sacramento version” housing laws & $52M in state funds. 🧵
She points to new affordable housing on Geary: housing that she didn’t build but that *was* built using “Sacramento version” housing laws & $52M in state funds. 🧵
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Well crafted housing policy for the WIN! This is the distribution of new HOME projects in Austin, and look what happens when permit more infill housing everywhere by right?!?
Congrats to #atxcouncil & @aura-atx.org + many others for nailing it.
Congrats to #atxcouncil & @aura-atx.org + many others for nailing it.
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Well crafted housing policy for the WIN! This is the distribution of new HOME projects in Austin, and look what happens when permit more infill housing everywhere by right?!?
Congrats to #atxcouncil & @aura-atx.org + many others for nailing it.
Congrats to #atxcouncil & @aura-atx.org + many others for nailing it.
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fundamentally, our land use codes don't actually lead to significant higher levels of population density over single stair buildings of similar height - just thicker buildings w/ no unit diversity - all single aspect studios/1-BRs - like so:
bsky.app/profile/holz...
bsky.app/profile/holz...
here's an example of what i mean on similar number of residents:
on left: 150 homes in 6 story PABs on a 1 acre site. 50% 2-4 BRs, for a total of 260 bedrooms.
on right: 181 homes on 6 floors - ALL but 11 are studios/1BRs (!)
0.8 acres, so 226 DU/acre - but only 256 bedrooms. no 3- or 4-BR homes
on left: 150 homes in 6 story PABs on a 1 acre site. 50% 2-4 BRs, for a total of 260 bedrooms.
on right: 181 homes on 6 floors - ALL but 11 are studios/1BRs (!)
0.8 acres, so 226 DU/acre - but only 256 bedrooms. no 3- or 4-BR homes
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
fundamentally, our land use codes don't actually lead to significant higher levels of population density over single stair buildings of similar height - just thicker buildings w/ no unit diversity - all single aspect studios/1-BRs - like so:
bsky.app/profile/holz...
bsky.app/profile/holz...
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This is what zoning and city planning delivers. Cannibalizing the neighborhoods replacing density with density and single family homes with newer single family homes
Instead of building a new 5 story apartment in a single family neighborhood they are going to graze an existing 3 story apartment.
November 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is what zoning and city planning delivers. Cannibalizing the neighborhoods replacing density with density and single family homes with newer single family homes
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My favourite Singapore thing is that the GDP stats are an official secret until they are announced. Back in the 80s a civil servant accidentally released them and was prosecuted for it. The even weirder thing is that it made no difference to his career long term and he is the current President.
Back in the day, this would have been called "breaking purdah", and was a sacking offence.
www.accountingweb.co.uk/community/bl...
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Rachel Reeves decides against raising income tax rates
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
My favourite Singapore thing is that the GDP stats are an official secret until they are announced. Back in the 80s a civil servant accidentally released them and was prosecuted for it. The even weirder thing is that it made no difference to his career long term and he is the current President.
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No more big city mayors who hate big cities.
After failing to stop a major state housing bill from becoming law, Los Angeles leaders are turning to plan B: Delaying Senate Bill 79's implementation and pushing for unspecified legislative changes next year. My dispatch for @politico.com Pro subscribers subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
POLITICO Pro: Los Angeles failed to defeat a major housing law, so it's turning to Plan B: Delay, delay, delay
A report from the city planning department outlines strategies for pushing off many of the effects of SB 79 through 2030.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
No more big city mayors who hate big cities.
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The City of Los Angeles has 43,700 homeless people. Seven of them die on the streets every day.
Mobilizing the planning department to slow-walk new mixed income housing near the train stations that taxpayers spent billions of dollars building reflects perverse priorities at best.
Mobilizing the planning department to slow-walk new mixed income housing near the train stations that taxpayers spent billions of dollars building reflects perverse priorities at best.
After failing to stop a major state housing bill from becoming law, Los Angeles leaders are turning to plan B: Delaying Senate Bill 79's implementation and pushing for unspecified legislative changes next year. My dispatch for @politico.com Pro subscribers subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
POLITICO Pro: Los Angeles failed to defeat a major housing law, so it's turning to Plan B: Delay, delay, delay
A report from the city planning department outlines strategies for pushing off many of the effects of SB 79 through 2030.
subscriber.politicopro.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The City of Los Angeles has 43,700 homeless people. Seven of them die on the streets every day.
Mobilizing the planning department to slow-walk new mixed income housing near the train stations that taxpayers spent billions of dollars building reflects perverse priorities at best.
Mobilizing the planning department to slow-walk new mixed income housing near the train stations that taxpayers spent billions of dollars building reflects perverse priorities at best.
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The price of housing is set by supply and demand. Building enough new homes keeps the price of existing older homes affordable. This is very straightforward.
When we build enough supply of homes so that landlords must compete, renters win.
"The more properties there are, it drives all of us to lower rents and offer concessions" says the property manager pictured here.
bendbulletin.com/2025/11/11/b...
"The more properties there are, it drives all of us to lower rents and offer concessions" says the property manager pictured here.
bendbulletin.com/2025/11/11/b...
Bend's surge of apartment construction flattens rent hikes - The Bulletin
When Ian Gray looked for an apartment to rent in Bend earlier this year, he had something not available only a few years ago: a choice. Gray, who moved to Bend for a job as the city’s first-ever urban...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The price of housing is set by supply and demand. Building enough new homes keeps the price of existing older homes affordable. This is very straightforward.
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i am mad as shit about the democrats caving, have a very good memory, and if you quiz me on exactly what happened this week on election day 2026 i will get maybe 30% right
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 AM
i am mad as shit about the democrats caving, have a very good memory, and if you quiz me on exactly what happened this week on election day 2026 i will get maybe 30% right
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The people mad today were equally mad six months ago when the same thing happened and then forgot it happened mostly. With that said I think the risk for Dems is that the rage persists in an inchoate way that can’t even really be cured, since no one remembers where it came from
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 AM
The people mad today were equally mad six months ago when the same thing happened and then forgot it happened mostly. With that said I think the risk for Dems is that the rage persists in an inchoate way that can’t even really be cured, since no one remembers where it came from
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The economy is very definitely getting worse but you’re literally advising that I do this:
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The economy is very definitely getting worse but you’re literally advising that I do this:
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The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
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voters nationwide today, apparently
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
voters nationwide today, apparently
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Minneapolis built more housing than any other major Midwest city & it’s not a mystery why.
They allowed modest density housing types city-wide, cut regressive parking mandates, and made it easier to build apartments near transit.
The results: more homes + slowed rent growth.
They allowed modest density housing types city-wide, cut regressive parking mandates, and made it easier to build apartments near transit.
The results: more homes + slowed rent growth.
October 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Minneapolis built more housing than any other major Midwest city & it’s not a mystery why.
They allowed modest density housing types city-wide, cut regressive parking mandates, and made it easier to build apartments near transit.
The results: more homes + slowed rent growth.
They allowed modest density housing types city-wide, cut regressive parking mandates, and made it easier to build apartments near transit.
The results: more homes + slowed rent growth.
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My political platform is that we should be building 50 subway lines, millions of housing units, tens of thousands of bike lanes and dozens of nuclear power plants all at the same time.
October 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
My political platform is that we should be building 50 subway lines, millions of housing units, tens of thousands of bike lanes and dozens of nuclear power plants all at the same time.
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something very cool about the rising republican state party dictatorship model of ripping away local governance from blue municipalities (in this case, the entire KCMO PD is controlled by a state controlled board) is that they introduce a novel mechanism, by proxy, to control the entire city budget.
Kansas City faces a looming budget deficit projected to be at $100 million in 2027, and the city has already implemented a hiring freeze in response. On top of that, the Board of Police Commissioners is calling for a nearly 22% increase in funding for the department next year.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas says layoffs are not on the table despite projected budget deficit
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss the city's projected $100 million budget deficit in 2027, the streetcar extension on Main Street opening later this week and where things stand on new stadiums for the Royals and Chiefs.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
something very cool about the rising republican state party dictatorship model of ripping away local governance from blue municipalities (in this case, the entire KCMO PD is controlled by a state controlled board) is that they introduce a novel mechanism, by proxy, to control the entire city budget.
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If nothing else I find it obscene to turn governmental agencies that are meant to function as institutions in service of the entire American political community into overtly partisan propaganda mouthpieces.
It’s just such a visceral degeneration of civic life it drives me insane.
It’s just such a visceral degeneration of civic life it drives me insane.
October 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
If nothing else I find it obscene to turn governmental agencies that are meant to function as institutions in service of the entire American political community into overtly partisan propaganda mouthpieces.
It’s just such a visceral degeneration of civic life it drives me insane.
It’s just such a visceral degeneration of civic life it drives me insane.