Jennifer Maiko Bradshaw
@amoralorealis.bsky.social
Game dev, pro-housing activist. she/her
I hope it happens. Hugs. I hope both you and your dog are fully recovered
November 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I hope it happens. Hugs. I hope both you and your dog are fully recovered
I’m nowhere near rich enough to buy a detached home, of course. Those start at $2 mil still even in this buyer’s market. My husband are lucky t be financially stable, but those are for the very wealthy.
November 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I’m nowhere near rich enough to buy a detached home, of course. Those start at $2 mil still even in this buyer’s market. My husband are lucky t be financially stable, but those are for the very wealthy.
The most important part of social mixing imo is at the school catchment level, not at an individual building level. And even then a MF building is already much more diverse (1 br vs 3 br is usually very different income) compared to a SFH.
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The most important part of social mixing imo is at the school catchment level, not at an individual building level. And even then a MF building is already much more diverse (1 br vs 3 br is usually very different income) compared to a SFH.
Income mixes are already diverse in areas where MF housing is allowed. Where poorer people are gated out of are lower density zones. Adding costs to MF housing does nothing to help break down those barriers and achieve healthier income mixes.
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Income mixes are already diverse in areas where MF housing is allowed. Where poorer people are gated out of are lower density zones. Adding costs to MF housing does nothing to help break down those barriers and achieve healthier income mixes.
I’m not seeing the deal at all. Slowing MF housing production raises market rents overall, all else equal, and encourages production toward lower density forms (aka sprawl). And it doesn’t even really help with integration.
November 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I’m not seeing the deal at all. Slowing MF housing production raises market rents overall, all else equal, and encourages production toward lower density forms (aka sprawl). And it doesn’t even really help with integration.
Reposted by Jennifer Maiko Bradshaw
“In my work with cities, one of my messages that resonates most is that the truth about the cities aspirations isn’t found in its plans and visions. It’s found in its budget.
A budget may be the most powerful public policy lever a Council has, and the most authentic one because It reveals so much.”
A budget may be the most powerful public policy lever a Council has, and the most authentic one because It reveals so much.”
November 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“In my work with cities, one of my messages that resonates most is that the truth about the cities aspirations isn’t found in its plans and visions. It’s found in its budget.
A budget may be the most powerful public policy lever a Council has, and the most authentic one because It reveals so much.”
A budget may be the most powerful public policy lever a Council has, and the most authentic one because It reveals so much.”
Perhaps more importantly, afaik there have been ZERO tax incidence analyses by proponents, which is concerning. I get that it’s structured differently from most taxes, but ultimately it’s paid by someone.
It strikes me as a terribly regressive tax exempting the most luxury goods (SFHs).
It strikes me as a terribly regressive tax exempting the most luxury goods (SFHs).
November 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Perhaps more importantly, afaik there have been ZERO tax incidence analyses by proponents, which is concerning. I get that it’s structured differently from most taxes, but ultimately it’s paid by someone.
It strikes me as a terribly regressive tax exempting the most luxury goods (SFHs).
It strikes me as a terribly regressive tax exempting the most luxury goods (SFHs).
Personally, I think the idea that “adding a cost to a specific (non-luxury) good does NOT impact production” is rather preposterous, and the burden of proof should lie on those suggesting it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Personally, I think the idea that “adding a cost to a specific (non-luxury) good does NOT impact production” is rather preposterous, and the burden of proof should lie on those suggesting it.
I’m glad you’re careful, and I’m sorry that happened to you. I’m hyper vigilant too, and yet I’m endangered often. And honestly we should not have a car-centric culture where pedestrians have to by hypervigilant! We’re not in a war zone!
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I’m glad you’re careful, and I’m sorry that happened to you. I’m hyper vigilant too, and yet I’m endangered often. And honestly we should not have a car-centric culture where pedestrians have to by hypervigilant! We’re not in a war zone!
I made eye contact and was very sure to keep my dog on a super short leash because they weren’t slowing down. I’m always terrified that they’re going to run over my dog.
They knew I was there, I’m pretty sure they’re either ignorant about right of way on unmarked crosswalks, or just don’t care
They knew I was there, I’m pretty sure they’re either ignorant about right of way on unmarked crosswalks, or just don’t care
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I made eye contact and was very sure to keep my dog on a super short leash because they weren’t slowing down. I’m always terrified that they’re going to run over my dog.
They knew I was there, I’m pretty sure they’re either ignorant about right of way on unmarked crosswalks, or just don’t care
They knew I was there, I’m pretty sure they’re either ignorant about right of way on unmarked crosswalks, or just don’t care
I have no kids and this is an excellent idea, I’m yoinking it
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I have no kids and this is an excellent idea, I’m yoinking it
No. We made eye contact.
November 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
No. We made eye contact.
It’s honestly exhausting to see this happen literally every single time an advocate says anything that isn’t a perfectly efficient next step toward a desired result. How about we treat fellow advocates as people, not solely as pawns for political outcomes
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It’s honestly exhausting to see this happen literally every single time an advocate says anything that isn’t a perfectly efficient next step toward a desired result. How about we treat fellow advocates as people, not solely as pawns for political outcomes
aw, appreciate you!
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
aw, appreciate you!
And I’m a carfree public transit commuter. I’d like to reclaim my thread to vent for a moment about reckless drivers, thanks and bye.
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
And I’m a carfree public transit commuter. I’d like to reclaim my thread to vent for a moment about reckless drivers, thanks and bye.
You’re getting pushback because you’re coming across as weirdly unsympathetic to the people being endangered by reckless drivers, but sympathetic to the loss of licenses (yeah, sure, in a car-centric society so that actually is a consequence)
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
You’re getting pushback because you’re coming across as weirdly unsympathetic to the people being endangered by reckless drivers, but sympathetic to the loss of licenses (yeah, sure, in a car-centric society so that actually is a consequence)
I don’t live in Amurica. It’s super strange to me that you’re chiding a thread full of staunch public transit advocates who are reasonably mad when drivers threaten them for briefly talking about suspending licenses. Does this gain you influence?
November 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I don’t live in Amurica. It’s super strange to me that you’re chiding a thread full of staunch public transit advocates who are reasonably mad when drivers threaten them for briefly talking about suspending licenses. Does this gain you influence?
Y I K E S. News flash for sociopaths, pedestrians don’t lose right of way just because they’re using their phone. jfc
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Y I K E S. News flash for sociopaths, pedestrians don’t lose right of way just because they’re using their phone. jfc
You realize I’m talking about unmarked crosswalks where there’s no light but where pedestrians have right of way, yeah? Or are you being willfully obtuse
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
You realize I’m talking about unmarked crosswalks where there’s no light but where pedestrians have right of way, yeah? Or are you being willfully obtuse
Reposted by Jennifer Maiko Bradshaw
I have the radical view that you should bear personal responsibility for endangering people while you drive
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I have the radical view that you should bear personal responsibility for endangering people while you drive