What is Novick's platform at this point?? I remember on the campaign trail when he talked about building housing in golf courses. Now his major initiative is just....not doing anything?

I don't know how you define "luxury buildings," but Honolulu has mandatory IZ so every new multifamily building has a certain % of income-restricted units

Plus the secondary vacancies were significantly cheaper. If we can get income-restricted units via funded IZ for less money than 100% affordable projects (which the data suggests is the case), that still seems really valuable? Not to mention the de-segregation effects of IZ

The paper is an important vindication for market rate housing, but I didn't have such a negative takeaway for affordable units. Income-restricted units produced fewer secondary vacancies, but isn't this likely because it's reducing overcrowding for the lowest income residents? Which is a huge issue

I served on a jury where he was the defense attorney. He's legitimately a great lawyer!

After Portland made improvements in 2024 (FUNDED, finally www.sightline.org/2024/10/28/t...), the program is starting to work as intended. New data shows projects are no longer underbuilding to avoid the mandate:

But it's tragic that our zoning is forcing almost all of them to be within 2 blocks of I-5

These rule

Are these new 3-story buildings? Would love to see examples

Need a policy that requires something physically in the roadway, such as a bike rack or even just a flex post (though Williams hates those)