Skyler Yost
@skyleryost.bsky.social
Applying Resilience Theory to places, communities, and local economies. Founding Member of @StrongTowns.bsky.social. Member @StartupChamps and @IEDC. York, PA's #EcosystemBuilder. Penn State @york-launchbox.bsky.social
Great thought experiment!
In my view, most of Pennsylvania’s cities, boroughs, & townships are in Step 1 & 2, a few are in Step 3, & many occasionally try to implement national best practice, but only make it to Step 4 (then slide back to 2 or 3). State institutions seem to ensure “wrong” actions.
In my view, most of Pennsylvania’s cities, boroughs, & townships are in Step 1 & 2, a few are in Step 3, & many occasionally try to implement national best practice, but only make it to Step 4 (then slide back to 2 or 3). State institutions seem to ensure “wrong” actions.
“Over many years working with cities at all points in that learning curve, I’ve developed a simple conversation starter that I call the “5 steps toward better cities.” I’ve found it can help break the ice around how to improve, if people are really honest about where they’re starting from.”
— me.
— me.
5 steps to making better cities
Before you can do the right thing, you have to do the right thing badly. And before that, you have to do the wrong thing.
www.fastcompany.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Great thought experiment!
In my view, most of Pennsylvania’s cities, boroughs, & townships are in Step 1 & 2, a few are in Step 3, & many occasionally try to implement national best practice, but only make it to Step 4 (then slide back to 2 or 3). State institutions seem to ensure “wrong” actions.
In my view, most of Pennsylvania’s cities, boroughs, & townships are in Step 1 & 2, a few are in Step 3, & many occasionally try to implement national best practice, but only make it to Step 4 (then slide back to 2 or 3). State institutions seem to ensure “wrong” actions.
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“Over many years working with cities at all points in that learning curve, I’ve developed a simple conversation starter that I call the “5 steps toward better cities.” I’ve found it can help break the ice around how to improve, if people are really honest about where they’re starting from.”
— me.
— me.
5 steps to making better cities
Before you can do the right thing, you have to do the right thing badly. And before that, you have to do the wrong thing.
www.fastcompany.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“Over many years working with cities at all points in that learning curve, I’ve developed a simple conversation starter that I call the “5 steps toward better cities.” I’ve found it can help break the ice around how to improve, if people are really honest about where they’re starting from.”
— me.
— me.
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Last week, #NorthCarolina became the FIRST state to change its Residential 1-2 Family Code to the 1-4 Family Code, a reform that opens up:
- lower cost triplexes & quads
- more viable missing middle #housing
- more flexible alignment with zoning
It's potentially revolutionary for #affordability...
- lower cost triplexes & quads
- more viable missing middle #housing
- more flexible alignment with zoning
It's potentially revolutionary for #affordability...
January 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Last week, #NorthCarolina became the FIRST state to change its Residential 1-2 Family Code to the 1-4 Family Code, a reform that opens up:
- lower cost triplexes & quads
- more viable missing middle #housing
- more flexible alignment with zoning
It's potentially revolutionary for #affordability...
- lower cost triplexes & quads
- more viable missing middle #housing
- more flexible alignment with zoning
It's potentially revolutionary for #affordability...
Local institutions (orgs, gov’ts, norms) drive smart interventions, are essential in building entrepreneurial ecosystems, and determine whether globally competitive industry clusters develop, grow, thrive, and adapt over time.
Bottom-up institutional development strategies are key.
Bottom-up institutional development strategies are key.
New work re overcoming "left-behindedness" is showing that quality institutions & gov't "may be as, if not more, important" than traditional drivers like infrastructure, human capital, & innovation
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@rodriguez-pose.bsky.social @drodrik.bsky.social
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@rodriguez-pose.bsky.social @drodrik.bsky.social
Overcoming left-behindedness. Moving beyond the efficiency versus equity debate in territorial development
Territorial development theory and practice have witnessed significant change in recent times. This change has increasingly put the spatial dimension …
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January 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Local institutions (orgs, gov’ts, norms) drive smart interventions, are essential in building entrepreneurial ecosystems, and determine whether globally competitive industry clusters develop, grow, thrive, and adapt over time.
Bottom-up institutional development strategies are key.
Bottom-up institutional development strategies are key.
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With concerns about a divided/immobilized federal government, @lohplaces.bsky.social and Tim Tompkins make the case for local place.
www.brookings.edu/articles/one...
www.brookings.edu/articles/one...
One place to start in delivering solutions to a divided and distrustful nation: The hyperlocal level
By examining the growing importance of hyperlocal, place-based partnerships, we can better understand how to grow the role they play in addressing some of the country’s problems
www.brookings.edu
January 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
With concerns about a divided/immobilized federal government, @lohplaces.bsky.social and Tim Tompkins make the case for local place.
www.brookings.edu/articles/one...
www.brookings.edu/articles/one...
It’s pretty amazing how useful cargo bikes can be.
To help achieve this transition, the cargo bike is increasingly being recognised as a solution for businesses moving goods through the ZEZ. By 2025, 9,500 cargo bikes will be used in Dutch logistics, whilst EU demand is expected to quadruple; bringing the global market value to €2.4 billion in 2031.
January 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It’s pretty amazing how useful cargo bikes can be.
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So what next? America’s new industrial policy faces a "sustainability" problem. Here's why, with some ideas for addressing it
New brief from @brookings.edu:
www.brookings.edu/articles/sus...
@drodrik.bsky.social @toddntucker.bsky.social @jhweissmann.bsky.social @anaswanson.bsky.social
Sustaining America’s new industrial policy
Billions of dollars of pending economic development awards—as well as the support of friendly federal administrators—have been thrown into uncertainty.
www.brookings.edu
December 12, 2024 at 10:45 PM
So what next? America’s new industrial policy faces a "sustainability" problem. Here's why, with some ideas for addressing it
New brief from @brookings.edu:
www.brookings.edu/articles/sus...
@drodrik.bsky.social @toddntucker.bsky.social @jhweissmann.bsky.social @anaswanson.bsky.social
Cities are inherently places of *people*, not cars. When the space between buildings is protected from cars and designed for people to actively enjoy, residents love it. Visitors then encounter a thriving place and love that experience, too.
Design for residents and good things will follow.
Design for residents and good things will follow.
This part of the Strand in London used to be a congested road for cars. Now it’s a magnetic place for people.
Good trade.
It can feel hard to muster the vision and leadership needed for smart urban change. But it pays off with a better city. Gorgeous pic by @livinglondonhis.
Good trade.
It can feel hard to muster the vision and leadership needed for smart urban change. But it pays off with a better city. Gorgeous pic by @livinglondonhis.
December 5, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Cities are inherently places of *people*, not cars. When the space between buildings is protected from cars and designed for people to actively enjoy, residents love it. Visitors then encounter a thriving place and love that experience, too.
Design for residents and good things will follow.
Design for residents and good things will follow.
All the work we’ve been doing in #YorkPA and #Pennsylvania as a whole to create a high-tech, but small-farm greenhouse industry cluster was been with these numbers in mind.
Tariffs will very quickly hurt at the grocery store. We need to accelerate the adoption of advanced ag.
Tariffs will very quickly hurt at the grocery store. We need to accelerate the adoption of advanced ag.
Now, let's see what we can do about fruit and vegetable prices... (HT @scottlincicome.bsky.social)
November 26, 2024 at 3:56 PM
All the work we’ve been doing in #YorkPA and #Pennsylvania as a whole to create a high-tech, but small-farm greenhouse industry cluster was been with these numbers in mind.
Tariffs will very quickly hurt at the grocery store. We need to accelerate the adoption of advanced ag.
Tariffs will very quickly hurt at the grocery store. We need to accelerate the adoption of advanced ag.
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The fallacy that parking helps businesses is laid bare as new research finds that people who walk spend 40% more in local shops than those who drive.
A new report by Living Streets highlights the economic benefits of pedestrian-friendly areas.
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
A new report by Living Streets highlights the economic benefits of pedestrian-friendly areas.
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
People Walking Spend More In U.K. Shops Than Motorists, Finds ‘Pedestrian Pound’ Research
The third iteration of The Pedestrian Pound shows that people on foot spend more money than people arriving by car.
www.forbes.com
November 24, 2024 at 12:14 PM
The fallacy that parking helps businesses is laid bare as new research finds that people who walk spend 40% more in local shops than those who drive.
A new report by Living Streets highlights the economic benefits of pedestrian-friendly areas.
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
A new report by Living Streets highlights the economic benefits of pedestrian-friendly areas.
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
This was us in our old neighborhood…would love to feel safe doing the same in our new place.
“Dual-mode households (cars & ebikes) can reduce their car use by 19% compared to those solely reliant on cars, particularly affecting shorter trips. This supports households moving to one car and adopting a ‘car light’ lifestyle.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social momentummag.com/study-shows-...
Study Shows How E-Bikes Are Shifting the Transportation Landscape
a recent study highlights the benefits of e-bikes, including reduced reliance on cars and increased mobility for people of all ages
momentummag.com
November 24, 2024 at 5:48 PM
This was us in our old neighborhood…would love to feel safe doing the same in our new place.
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This is what happens when you actually let developers build housing.
In Austin, rent has dropped 15% from its peak and buildings are offering multiple months FREE! 🤯
In Austin, rent has dropped 15% from its peak and buildings are offering multiple months FREE! 🤯
November 15, 2024 at 2:54 AM
This is what happens when you actually let developers build housing.
In Austin, rent has dropped 15% from its peak and buildings are offering multiple months FREE! 🤯
In Austin, rent has dropped 15% from its peak and buildings are offering multiple months FREE! 🤯
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We live in amazing times.
November 24, 2024 at 3:06 AM
We live in amazing times.