Max Nardo
@maxnardoco.bsky.social
I like plants and work on housing and sustainable land use in Colorado
It's nice to see support for townhomes gaining traction locally. Chart is from Lakewood's 2024 housing plan, text is from Colorado Springs Housing Needs Assessment outreach (reported by KOAA)
August 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
It's nice to see support for townhomes gaining traction locally. Chart is from Lakewood's 2024 housing plan, text is from Colorado Springs Housing Needs Assessment outreach (reported by KOAA)
Remember those 2024 Colorado land use laws that were a pretty big deal? Wonder how they're working?
We have been documenting city policy updates since then 📜
Did you know that in Grand Junction you can build 2 ADUs at your house? Learn more local flavors of these policies in our report ⬇️
We have been documenting city policy updates since then 📜
Did you know that in Grand Junction you can build 2 ADUs at your house? Learn more local flavors of these policies in our report ⬇️
July 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Remember those 2024 Colorado land use laws that were a pretty big deal? Wonder how they're working?
We have been documenting city policy updates since then 📜
Did you know that in Grand Junction you can build 2 ADUs at your house? Learn more local flavors of these policies in our report ⬇️
We have been documenting city policy updates since then 📜
Did you know that in Grand Junction you can build 2 ADUs at your house? Learn more local flavors of these policies in our report ⬇️
By a vote of 7-0 on 6/23, Wheat Ridge CO eliminated minimum parking requirements for multifamily residential in all areas of the city.
Councilor Hultin: "This is an opportunity to leverage our land use for housing and bring more attainable housing opportunities to the city"
Councilor Hultin: "This is an opportunity to leverage our land use for housing and bring more attainable housing opportunities to the city"
June 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
By a vote of 7-0 on 6/23, Wheat Ridge CO eliminated minimum parking requirements for multifamily residential in all areas of the city.
Councilor Hultin: "This is an opportunity to leverage our land use for housing and bring more attainable housing opportunities to the city"
Councilor Hultin: "This is an opportunity to leverage our land use for housing and bring more attainable housing opportunities to the city"
The big concerns? Overdevelopment, neighborhood character, displacement.
The outcomes so far?
✅Steady, modest production
✅Distributed across neighborhoods
✅No overconcentration in areas vulnerable to displacement
✅No increase in demolitions, and >2x as many homes built per demolition
The outcomes so far?
✅Steady, modest production
✅Distributed across neighborhoods
✅No overconcentration in areas vulnerable to displacement
✅No increase in demolitions, and >2x as many homes built per demolition
June 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The big concerns? Overdevelopment, neighborhood character, displacement.
The outcomes so far?
✅Steady, modest production
✅Distributed across neighborhoods
✅No overconcentration in areas vulnerable to displacement
✅No increase in demolitions, and >2x as many homes built per demolition
The outcomes so far?
✅Steady, modest production
✅Distributed across neighborhoods
✅No overconcentration in areas vulnerable to displacement
✅No increase in demolitions, and >2x as many homes built per demolition
Portland legalized smaller homes—like duplexes, triplexes, and cottage clusters—on most residential lots. 3 years in, this shift has led to hundreds of new homes per year in walkable neighborhoods, selling for $100s of thousands less than single detached houses.
June 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Portland legalized smaller homes—like duplexes, triplexes, and cottage clusters—on most residential lots. 3 years in, this shift has led to hundreds of new homes per year in walkable neighborhoods, selling for $100s of thousands less than single detached houses.