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If you could recommend one book to someone looking to read something about the connection between urbanism, transit, etc and climate outcomes, what would it be?
June 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
If you could recommend one book to someone looking to read something about the connection between urbanism, transit, etc and climate outcomes, what would it be?
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SB 79 PASSES OUT OF THE CALIFORNIA SENATE! 🎉🥑
June 4, 2025 at 3:34 AM
SB 79 PASSES OUT OF THE CALIFORNIA SENATE! 🎉🥑
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“A stadium is a big cement bowl where, most days, nothing happens.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/o...
Opinion | America Can Still Build Homes — for Professional Sports Teams
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“A stadium is a big cement bowl where, most days, nothing happens.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/o...
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NEW: If Westchester doesn’t address its housing gap, it could cost the county thousands of jobs, millions in earnings, and billions in GDP in the next 15 years.
RPA and Westchester County Association quantify the economic impact. Key takeaways:
rpa.org/work/reports...
RPA and Westchester County Association quantify the economic impact. Key takeaways:
rpa.org/work/reports...
Building Growth
Regional Plan Association works toward a better future for the tri-state region
rpa.org
May 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
NEW: If Westchester doesn’t address its housing gap, it could cost the county thousands of jobs, millions in earnings, and billions in GDP in the next 15 years.
RPA and Westchester County Association quantify the economic impact. Key takeaways:
rpa.org/work/reports...
RPA and Westchester County Association quantify the economic impact. Key takeaways:
rpa.org/work/reports...
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A starter home should not cost anywhere close to $1 million. Our whole 2025 legislative package will help fix this -- including AB 595, which provides tax credits for the construction of for-sale homes affordable to Californians who earn moderate incomes.
Want a Bay Area starter home? In these 59 cities, it’ll cost you at least $1 million
A recent Zillow analysis found 59 Bay Area cities where starter homes cost at least $1 million, highlighting affordability challenges for buyers.
www.sfchronicle.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A starter home should not cost anywhere close to $1 million. Our whole 2025 legislative package will help fix this -- including AB 595, which provides tax credits for the construction of for-sale homes affordable to Californians who earn moderate incomes.
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Sing it from the rooftops: congestion pricing in NYC is an unambiguous triumph. It is succeeding beyond its backers wildest aspirations & none of the second-order effects people worried about have come to pass.
It's a pure win. Celebrate it! Talk about it! For once, let's own the f'ing narrative.
It's a pure win. Celebrate it! Talk about it! For once, let's own the f'ing narrative.
Here Is Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Started in New York
Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. And some questions we still can’t answer.
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Sing it from the rooftops: congestion pricing in NYC is an unambiguous triumph. It is succeeding beyond its backers wildest aspirations & none of the second-order effects people worried about have come to pass.
It's a pure win. Celebrate it! Talk about it! For once, let's own the f'ing narrative.
It's a pure win. Celebrate it! Talk about it! For once, let's own the f'ing narrative.
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RPA's Maulin Mehta featured by @abundanceny.bsky.social!
May 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
RPA's Maulin Mehta featured by @abundanceny.bsky.social!
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✔️ bicycle helmets
❌ bicycle helmet laws
❌ bicycle helmet laws
Individual cyclists do see benefits from wearing a helmet. But helmet laws have been shown to reduce ridership, especially in bike share systems.
Teen Helmet Mandate for E-Citi Bikes? Albany Lawmakers are Up to No Good Again - Streetsblog New York City
Lawmakers want to require some Citi Bike users to wear helmets — a mandate that studies have shown can dramatically reduce ridership. Plus other news from the State Capitol.
buff.ly
May 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
✔️ bicycle helmets
❌ bicycle helmet laws
❌ bicycle helmet laws
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Our final #RPAAssembly panel is at noon today!
Moderated by Kate Slevin, join us for a conversation on #CongestionPricing in NYC. Registration on our site: rpa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Moderated by Kate Slevin, join us for a conversation on #CongestionPricing in NYC. Registration on our site: rpa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Our final #RPAAssembly panel is at noon today!
Moderated by Kate Slevin, join us for a conversation on #CongestionPricing in NYC. Registration on our site: rpa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Moderated by Kate Slevin, join us for a conversation on #CongestionPricing in NYC. Registration on our site: rpa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Build baby build! Great to see these efforts bearing fruit.
Denver is building so many new apartments that vacancy rates reached a 16-year high and the average rent has fallen below levels seen two years ago, according to the Apartment Association of Metro Denver.
The average apartment rent in metro Denver fell to $1,819 in the first quarter.
The average apartment rent in metro Denver fell to $1,819 in the first quarter.
Metro Denver apartment market erases two years of rent increases
Developers continue to deliver so many new apartments that vacancy rates have reached a 16-year high.
www.denverpost.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Build baby build! Great to see these efforts bearing fruit.
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Research from UC Berkeley finds that two thirds of ADUs provide long-term housing, either to paying tenants or to the homeowners’ friends or family. Fewer than one in ten are used for short term rentals. ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/cci-adu...
First Ever Statewide ADU Owner Survey Shows Growth, Room for Improvement - Terner Center
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) have become an increasingly popular housing choice in California in recent years. This boom was buoyed by state legislative changes over the last several years that rem...
ternercenter.berkeley.edu
April 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Research from UC Berkeley finds that two thirds of ADUs provide long-term housing, either to paying tenants or to the homeowners’ friends or family. Fewer than one in ten are used for short term rentals. ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/cci-adu...
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If you think Amsterdam managed to avoid being overrun by cars, you’re wrong.
They also surrendered their streets to cars for many decades.
But the people fought back, and forced leaders to see their mistake.
There's nothing magical about #Amsterdam.
They just saw their mistake, and changed it.
They also surrendered their streets to cars for many decades.
But the people fought back, and forced leaders to see their mistake.
There's nothing magical about #Amsterdam.
They just saw their mistake, and changed it.
April 14, 2025 at 6:18 AM
If you think Amsterdam managed to avoid being overrun by cars, you’re wrong.
They also surrendered their streets to cars for many decades.
But the people fought back, and forced leaders to see their mistake.
There's nothing magical about #Amsterdam.
They just saw their mistake, and changed it.
They also surrendered their streets to cars for many decades.
But the people fought back, and forced leaders to see their mistake.
There's nothing magical about #Amsterdam.
They just saw their mistake, and changed it.
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Absolutely huge that Bill McKibben is giving a keynote at YIMBYTown this year!
Frankly: you cannot be an impactful climate or conservation advocate without also zealously fighting for infill housing. Can't wait to hear Bill's perspective on aligning the housing and environmental movements!
Frankly: you cannot be an impactful climate or conservation advocate without also zealously fighting for infill housing. Can't wait to hear Bill's perspective on aligning the housing and environmental movements!
April 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Absolutely huge that Bill McKibben is giving a keynote at YIMBYTown this year!
Frankly: you cannot be an impactful climate or conservation advocate without also zealously fighting for infill housing. Can't wait to hear Bill's perspective on aligning the housing and environmental movements!
Frankly: you cannot be an impactful climate or conservation advocate without also zealously fighting for infill housing. Can't wait to hear Bill's perspective on aligning the housing and environmental movements!
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Essential reading, from Jenner's Adam Unikowsky. Not only does Adam pull together all of the reasons why the E.O.s are patently illegal and profoundly dangerous; he also explains ... [1]
adamunikowsky.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
adamunikowsky.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
The case for suing
Why law firms should remain independent from the government
adamunikowsky.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Essential reading, from Jenner's Adam Unikowsky. Not only does Adam pull together all of the reasons why the E.O.s are patently illegal and profoundly dangerous; he also explains ... [1]
adamunikowsky.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
adamunikowsky.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
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Minimum parking requirements have decimated what used to be vibrant & human-scaled cities.
March 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Minimum parking requirements have decimated what used to be vibrant & human-scaled cities.
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The top 20 most walkable cities in the world, and their average time to walk to key amenities in each city.
March 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The top 20 most walkable cities in the world, and their average time to walk to key amenities in each city.
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The largest office-to-residential conversion in American history, at 25 Water St., is almost done. (1,300 units!)
Includes affordable apartments. Rents as low as $1,166 for a 2-bed.
HPD lottery open now: housingconnect.nyc.gov/PublicWeb/de...
We need to do this in many, many more buildings.
Includes affordable apartments. Rents as low as $1,166 for a 2-bed.
HPD lottery open now: housingconnect.nyc.gov/PublicWeb/de...
We need to do this in many, many more buildings.
March 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The largest office-to-residential conversion in American history, at 25 Water St., is almost done. (1,300 units!)
Includes affordable apartments. Rents as low as $1,166 for a 2-bed.
HPD lottery open now: housingconnect.nyc.gov/PublicWeb/de...
We need to do this in many, many more buildings.
Includes affordable apartments. Rents as low as $1,166 for a 2-bed.
HPD lottery open now: housingconnect.nyc.gov/PublicWeb/de...
We need to do this in many, many more buildings.
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Utrecht NL is about to build the largest Dutch car-free neighbourhood.
12K people.
6K homes.
1.8K social rental homes.
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes.
21.5K bike parking spaces.
250 shared cars.
2 parcel hubs.
Parking structures on district edge.
High quality public transit.
12K people.
6K homes.
1.8K social rental homes.
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes.
21.5K bike parking spaces.
250 shared cars.
2 parcel hubs.
Parking structures on district edge.
High quality public transit.
Utrecht to start construction on largest car-free neighborhood in the country next week
Construction of a new neighborhood is set to begin in Utrecht next week. The neighborhood, called Merwede, is scheduled to be the largest car-free district in the Netherlands, with 6,000 homes. The ar...
nltimes.nl
February 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Utrecht NL is about to build the largest Dutch car-free neighbourhood.
12K people.
6K homes.
1.8K social rental homes.
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes.
21.5K bike parking spaces.
250 shared cars.
2 parcel hubs.
Parking structures on district edge.
High quality public transit.
12K people.
6K homes.
1.8K social rental homes.
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes.
21.5K bike parking spaces.
250 shared cars.
2 parcel hubs.
Parking structures on district edge.
High quality public transit.
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New Hampshire residents say that housing is their top issue.
🏠 Housing: 29%
💰 Taxes: 10%
📚 Education: 8%
💊 Drugs and addiction: 7%
🏦 The economy: 7%
🏠 Housing: 29%
💰 Taxes: 10%
📚 Education: 8%
💊 Drugs and addiction: 7%
🏦 The economy: 7%
February 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
New Hampshire residents say that housing is their top issue.
🏠 Housing: 29%
💰 Taxes: 10%
📚 Education: 8%
💊 Drugs and addiction: 7%
🏦 The economy: 7%
🏠 Housing: 29%
💰 Taxes: 10%
📚 Education: 8%
💊 Drugs and addiction: 7%
🏦 The economy: 7%
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Massachusetts released its Unlocking Housing Production Commission report with a series of bold policy recommendations.
🚗 eliminate min parking reqs
🏡 duplexes on all lots, quadplexes if utilities
📐 min lot size reform
🏗️ single-stair reform
💰funding incentives
www.remainplaces.com/post/a-bold-...
🚗 eliminate min parking reqs
🏡 duplexes on all lots, quadplexes if utilities
📐 min lot size reform
🏗️ single-stair reform
💰funding incentives
www.remainplaces.com/post/a-bold-...
A Bold Roadmap For Massachusetts' Housing Future
On Friday, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll unveiled the final report from the Unlocking Housing Production Commission, which includes recommendations for variou...
www.remainplaces.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Massachusetts released its Unlocking Housing Production Commission report with a series of bold policy recommendations.
🚗 eliminate min parking reqs
🏡 duplexes on all lots, quadplexes if utilities
📐 min lot size reform
🏗️ single-stair reform
💰funding incentives
www.remainplaces.com/post/a-bold-...
🚗 eliminate min parking reqs
🏡 duplexes on all lots, quadplexes if utilities
📐 min lot size reform
🏗️ single-stair reform
💰funding incentives
www.remainplaces.com/post/a-bold-...
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Unless overcome, blue state NIMBYism is going to grow Republicans' electoral college advantage and price millions of people from targeted populations out of the opportunity to find sanctuary under anti-MAGA legal regimes.
The complete failure of blue states to build housing is what's driving this
Simply allow for any type of housing to be built pretty much anywhere, and cut all the wait times
Just let housing get built en masse!
Simply allow for any type of housing to be built pretty much anywhere, and cut all the wait times
Just let housing get built en masse!
February 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Unless overcome, blue state NIMBYism is going to grow Republicans' electoral college advantage and price millions of people from targeted populations out of the opportunity to find sanctuary under anti-MAGA legal regimes.
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New York's (de)congestion pricing, which charges $9 to drive into Manhattan below 60 St, has reduced traffic, increased ridership, reduced subway crime, and is raising funds to fix the decaying transit system. Rare for a public policy to have this many benefits!
EXCLUSIVE: New York’s congestion pricing plan raised $48.6M in tolls during its first month, a strong start that exceeded expectations. The revenue figures, expected to be released publicly on Monday by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, are the latest sign that the tolling plan is working.
Congestion Pricing Reduced Traffic. Now It’s Hitting Revenue Goals. (Gift Article)
Revenue figures from the Manhattan tolling plan showed that the program is on track to raise billions for mass transit repairs.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New York's (de)congestion pricing, which charges $9 to drive into Manhattan below 60 St, has reduced traffic, increased ridership, reduced subway crime, and is raising funds to fix the decaying transit system. Rare for a public policy to have this many benefits!
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Congestion pricing is already speeding up buses and increasing ridership. Now we need new protected bus lanes to build on those gains and accommodate all those new riders!
February 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Congestion pricing is already speeding up buses and increasing ridership. Now we need new protected bus lanes to build on those gains and accommodate all those new riders!
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Auckland went all in on YIMBY, and the results are clear: 43,500 new homes in 10 years, and rents down 28% relative to peers.
www.population.fyi/p/beyond-ske...
www.population.fyi/p/beyond-ske...
Beyond Skepticism: Data Confirms Auckland's Zoning Reforms Delivered on Housing Promises
Three rigorous studies, 43,500 new homes, and a 28% drop in rents: The data is in on Auckland's great housing experiment
www.population.fyi
February 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Auckland went all in on YIMBY, and the results are clear: 43,500 new homes in 10 years, and rents down 28% relative to peers.
www.population.fyi/p/beyond-ske...
www.population.fyi/p/beyond-ske...
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German electricity generation mix, 1990-2024.
After the nuclear exit, are they using more coal*? No, less.
More natural gas then? No, less.
Could they have used even less coal and gas if they hadn't shut down nuclear? Yes.
*) Lignite = brown coal.
Graph: www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/g...
After the nuclear exit, are they using more coal*? No, less.
More natural gas then? No, less.
Could they have used even less coal and gas if they hadn't shut down nuclear? Yes.
*) Lignite = brown coal.
Graph: www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/g...
February 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
German electricity generation mix, 1990-2024.
After the nuclear exit, are they using more coal*? No, less.
More natural gas then? No, less.
Could they have used even less coal and gas if they hadn't shut down nuclear? Yes.
*) Lignite = brown coal.
Graph: www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/g...
After the nuclear exit, are they using more coal*? No, less.
More natural gas then? No, less.
Could they have used even less coal and gas if they hadn't shut down nuclear? Yes.
*) Lignite = brown coal.
Graph: www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/g...