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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · Nov 16

One wonders: how did Haussmann get his variances for stormwater, stepbacks and parking?

#paris #urbanism #design #tradition #architecture

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YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

lot.

https://triangleblogblog.com/2023/05/24/liveblog-may-24-chapel-hill-town-council-meeting/

Liveblog: May 24 Chapel Hill Town Council meeting

Hoo boy. It's going to be a long night and we're going to...

triangleblogblog.com

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YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

The @triblogblog liveblog of Chapel HIll's #housing debate is pretty interesting:
There seems to be fewer young people. So many of the comments are "I want my kids to be able to afford to live here", which is not a pro-housing testimony you hear a...

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YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

It's so frickin' easy to design a decent urban building.
An equitable Durham would produce TEN of these every year. In the last century-, we've built close to ZERO. https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2023/05/10/boutique-hotel-coming-to-the-battery-ii.html

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YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

I ♥️#Durham

YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

1/2

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/04/yimby-nimby-progressives-clean-energy-infrastructure-housing-development-wind-solar-bill-mckibben/

Yes in our backyards. No, really.

It’s time progressives like me learned to love the green ...

www.motherjones.com

YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

MOTHER JONES went full #YIMBY this week. @billmckibben in @MotherJones:

"Imagine a community considering a new wind turbine or solar farm, or thinking about denser housing along transit corridors......

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YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

The lengths people will go to prevent affordable housing in their community is TRULY incredible.

YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

Durham would currently score a 7, and will vote soon to become a 9.
It could be a pure 10, but #3 (1-4 family IRC reform) can only be done at the state level. This reform would have done more for affordable housing than any other, but was killed off by the @NCLeague in 2021.

YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

Cities can reasonably quantify how progressive their zoning regimes are by using the 10-point "Anderson Scale" by @johnthebad.

What does YOUR city score?
https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/03/28/top-10-code-reform-priorities-housing-crisis

Ten code reform priorities for the housing crisis

A widespread shortage of affordable housing is causing lo...

www.cnu.org

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YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

Great story on the renovation of ⁦@JamesTaylor_com⁩’s Chapel Hill childhood home in the @wsj. https://www.wsj.com/articles/james-taylors-childhood-home-was-a-ghost-of-itself-until-a-new-york-couple-saved-it-11668096042

YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

Those defending off-street parking mandates are suburban-sprawl apologists:
https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/03/23/parking-reform-snowballing

Parking reform is snowballing

Parking reform is gaining substantial momentum even in re...

www.cnu.org

YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

Intentional micro-communities will be a major characteristic of #Durham development moving forward. Learn about one of the best (@DurhamCoHo) at their virtual open house May 6 11am.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvlB3vL4P53_FWxIrh9idwYHnVPamFppCKZvl-2sjJ45oDNA/viewform

YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

Definately worth a visit.
https://www.citymuseum.org/

City Museum | Weirdly Wonderful | St. Louis, MO

City Museum is an all-ages architectural playground in Do...

www.citymuseum.org

YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

The Mosaic House has the same vibe as St. Louis' @citymuseum, an organic industrial playground developed by Bob Cassilly, the cousin of #Durham architect Ellen Cassilly.

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YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

The Mosaic House in #Durham is an absolute treasure.
Excellent mini-doc by @PBS.
https://www.pbs.org/video/the-mosaic-house-in-durham-3ikhsz/?fbclid=IwAR2MwEKX5MB5h9H0NASkznCJvuykj-9KzkbQkKnQVQ-0tAcXYx8m17qCh2A

My Home, NC | The Mosaic House in Durham | PBS

Discover the story behind the Mosaic House in Durham.

www.pbs.org

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YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

#Durham is the perfect place to allow churches to once again, provide through the creation of homes.”

-Evan Bille
<a href="http://PublicGoods.substack.com" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://PublicGoods.substack.com

YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

“This SCAD amendment exemplifies how the churches can be a vehicle for pro-housing policies in cities. We have a calling to create a diversity of housing options that offer abundance where there is currently scarcity…

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YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

"...We are committed to addressing the needs of the Durham community and social justice. Our church sits on a large site that has the potential to serve our congregation and community in a number of different ways."

YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

"The SCAD text amendment would open up opportunities for us to build affordable housing, elderly communities, or housing that could support our other efforts to benefit the community. We support the adoption of the SCAD text amendment to #Durham’s UDO...

- Pastoral Council Chair

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YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

"The purpose of #zoning is to prevent affordable housing."

- Bob Chapman, supporter of Durham's SCAD reforms, is not wrong.
https://indyweek.com/news/opinions/op-ed-the-purpose-of-zoning-is-to-prevent-affordable-housing/

Op-Ed: The Purpose of Zoning is to Prevent Affordable Hou...

Why I support the SCAD amendments.

indyweek.com

YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

Of course, you don't need to bother with segregation if you just eliminate the people you wish to segregate.

YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

Hill'".
https://triangleblogblog.com/2023/02/22/goodbye-structural-racism-hello-status-quo/

Goodbye Structural Racism, Hello Status Quo

It’s February in Chapel Hill and that means two things: 1...

triangleblogblog.com

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YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

If you want to know how zoning perpetuates segregation, read this piece on Chapel Hill tactics.
And keep in mind that Durham's loudest anti-housing voice advocates to make Durham "more like Chapel...

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YIMBY!Durham @yimbydurham.bsky.social · Nov 17

It feels like @RDU is going to take the best airline terminal in America, and
1) make it worse
2) put it into multi-year construction zone
3) incur a greater expense than just building a shiny new Terminal 3 to the East.