Brian In Seattle
@briandoubleyou.bsky.social
I help people build things. Dad, Lawyer, Optimist.
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I am shocked -- shocked! -- to learn that housing prices fell the most in metros where inventory of homes increased by a lot. via @harvard-jchs.bsky.social
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
September 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I am shocked -- shocked! -- to learn that housing prices fell the most in metros where inventory of homes increased by a lot. via @harvard-jchs.bsky.social
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
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US survey of construction data: Multifamily housing construction takes longer than it used to—up to 10 months longer on average, compared to several decades ago. Single-family homes take about the same time to be completed.
August 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
US survey of construction data: Multifamily housing construction takes longer than it used to—up to 10 months longer on average, compared to several decades ago. Single-family homes take about the same time to be completed.
Liberals need a theory of how we build law enforcement agencies that are broadly reflective of society and not a home to right wing reactionaries.
August 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Liberals need a theory of how we build law enforcement agencies that are broadly reflective of society and not a home to right wing reactionaries.
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Immigrants are leaving the US workforce in very large numbers.
Remittance payments US→MX plummeting, down 2+ million from a year ago.
Biggest decline in >30 years - a period that includes a homebuilding depression and a 100-year financial crisis.
Remittance payments US→MX plummeting, down 2+ million from a year ago.
Biggest decline in >30 years - a period that includes a homebuilding depression and a 100-year financial crisis.
August 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Immigrants are leaving the US workforce in very large numbers.
Remittance payments US→MX plummeting, down 2+ million from a year ago.
Biggest decline in >30 years - a period that includes a homebuilding depression and a 100-year financial crisis.
Remittance payments US→MX plummeting, down 2+ million from a year ago.
Biggest decline in >30 years - a period that includes a homebuilding depression and a 100-year financial crisis.
“The glacial speed of our local permitting”.
@billmckibben.bsky.social in Mother Jones: “Rooftop Solar Is a Miracle. Why Are We Killing It With Red Tape?" He rightly notes that while Trump wants to end solar power, too many "blue states are helping”
www.motherjones.com/environment/... 🔌💡
www.motherjones.com/environment/... 🔌💡
Trump is trying to kill solar power—here's how to fight back
Rooftop solar is a clean power miracle. Why are we killing it with red tape?
www.motherjones.com
July 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“The glacial speed of our local permitting”.
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The fact that California- the 4th largest economy on Earth whose geography is truly heavenly- is building less housing than the South- an area with half the per capita wealth and enough humidity to make you mad- is a fucking travesty. And it's entirely a policy choice. And we can choose differently.
July 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The fact that California- the 4th largest economy on Earth whose geography is truly heavenly- is building less housing than the South- an area with half the per capita wealth and enough humidity to make you mad- is a fucking travesty. And it's entirely a policy choice. And we can choose differently.
What was Merrick Garland doing?
July 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What was Merrick Garland doing?
Went to a park in Bellevue today with the kids and the grass was amazing. Green. Level. 10/10 would read a deep dive on why Seattle parks have bumpy brown fields and Bellevue has turf you could play an MLS game on.
July 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Went to a park in Bellevue today with the kids and the grass was amazing. Green. Level. 10/10 would read a deep dive on why Seattle parks have bumpy brown fields and Bellevue has turf you could play an MLS game on.
The Cold War was a political fight over how the world should industrialize. The current political fight is what to do with the economic surplus provided by industrialization.
July 1, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The Cold War was a political fight over how the world should industrialize. The current political fight is what to do with the economic surplus provided by industrialization.
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Everything about this story illustrates how city planning is broken in much of the United States of America.
charlottesville spent most of a decade revising its zoning code. it held endless community meetings and gave opponents ample opportunity to make their case. they lost. but a handful of rich homeowners sued and have gotten the new code overturned on a technicality.
June 30, 2025: Judge Worrell voids Charlottesville’s zoning code after city’s attorneys failed to file a required document in time
The city is evaluating next steps but can no longer use the new rules
communityengagement.substack.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Everything about this story illustrates how city planning is broken in much of the United States of America.
The Cold War was described as a political battle over how the world should industrialize (state directed v capitalism). Now we have a political battle over the information age. Not a new Cold War. But end of history has given way to a fight over modernity.
June 30, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Cold War was described as a political battle over how the world should industrialize (state directed v capitalism). Now we have a political battle over the information age. Not a new Cold War. But end of history has given way to a fight over modernity.
Give me your best family friendly stops on the Burke Gilman. Planning a ride to Matthews Beach Park tomorrow.
May 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Give me your best family friendly stops on the Burke Gilman. Planning a ride to Matthews Beach Park tomorrow.
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it's so refreshing having someone running for mayor who talks about the connection between high housing costs, and high costs for other goods - and most importantly brings and supports solutions to address it
It’s affordable housing week!
Katie Wilson answers the burning question on everyone’s mind:
How is the housing crisis the hidden reason why your slice of pizza costs $8?
WilsonForSeattle.com
Katie Wilson answers the burning question on everyone’s mind:
How is the housing crisis the hidden reason why your slice of pizza costs $8?
WilsonForSeattle.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
it's so refreshing having someone running for mayor who talks about the connection between high housing costs, and high costs for other goods - and most importantly brings and supports solutions to address it
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
Two good things 2 of 2
Washington state house just concurred with state senate’s version of TOD bill, passing it out of the legislature and on to governor.
Arguably the most substantial state TOD law ever introduced in the US, including a large-scale upzoning & massive reduction in parking requirements.
Bill text:
Arguably the most substantial state TOD law ever introduced in the US, including a large-scale upzoning & massive reduction in parking requirements.
Bill text:
lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
April 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Two good things 2 of 2
Two good things 1 of 2
@nerd4cities.bsky.social
You did it. You got the cars out of Pike place
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
You did it. You got the cars out of Pike place
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Pike Place Market banning most vehicle traffic in test run
Regular traffic on Pike Place will be cut off, with certain exceptions. The goal of restricting cars is to improve Market access and safety for pedestrians.
www.seattletimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Two good things 1 of 2
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@nerd4cities.bsky.social
You did it. You got the cars out of Pike place
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
You did it. You got the cars out of Pike place
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Pike Place Market banning most vehicle traffic in test run
Regular traffic on Pike Place will be cut off, with certain exceptions. The goal of restricting cars is to improve Market access and safety for pedestrians.
www.seattletimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
@nerd4cities.bsky.social
You did it. You got the cars out of Pike place
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
You did it. You got the cars out of Pike place
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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In Seattle, Habitat for Humanity replaced a single-family home with the 17 condos.
The Olympic Ridge project was made possible by a trifecta of regulatory that doesn't exist in most of the U.S. - Seattle's unique single-stair building code, no parking requirement, and mid-rise zoning
The Olympic Ridge project was made possible by a trifecta of regulatory that doesn't exist in most of the U.S. - Seattle's unique single-stair building code, no parking requirement, and mid-rise zoning
April 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
In Seattle, Habitat for Humanity replaced a single-family home with the 17 condos.
The Olympic Ridge project was made possible by a trifecta of regulatory that doesn't exist in most of the U.S. - Seattle's unique single-stair building code, no parking requirement, and mid-rise zoning
The Olympic Ridge project was made possible by a trifecta of regulatory that doesn't exist in most of the U.S. - Seattle's unique single-stair building code, no parking requirement, and mid-rise zoning