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In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”
looks familiar, probably in the Confluence? pretty sure I see the Pont Raymond-Barre in the background
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Ice breaker specialist Mikko Suominen (!!) warns about the crucial importance of continuing intense ice breaker R&D efforts to maintain Finland’s leadership in ice breaker technology.
www.is.fi/taloussanoma...
www.is.fi/taloussanoma...
Asiantuntijalta varoitus Suomen jättidiilistä
Meritekniikan asiantuntija muistuttaa jatkuvan tutkimuksen tärkeydestä.
www.is.fi
Did someone say social housing? If you're in LA, I'll be talking about my research on French social housing on Oct 29th. I'll present early results from a project with Florence Goffette-Nagot & Romain Durand on why some landlords build so much more than others...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/event/learni...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/event/learni...
Learning From Social Housing Production in France - UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
www.lewis.ucla.edu
best birthday message #sncf #grandvoyageur #chemindefer #garedelyon
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New episode, new mini-series! For this first entry in our Incentives Series, we invited @holz-bau.bsky.social to discuss his recent book, Building for People. Yes, that means we're talking single-stair reform. www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/09/10/9...
Episode 97: Single-Stair Buildings and Eco-Districts with Michael Eliason (Incentives Series, pt. 1) - UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
We discuss Michael's recent book, Building for People, with a focus on single-stair building code reform and eco-district redevelopment.
www.lewis.ucla.edu
why are setbacks so deeply engrained? Wood construction (bad noise insulation) has got to be a factor.
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the distance between the homes is... wider than the homes?
there are basically no windows on 3 sides?
there are basically no windows on 3 sides?
turns out a large majority of Angelenos want more apartments - even on single-family streets
www.lewis.ucla.edu/research/a-l...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/research/a-l...
A Large Majority of Angelenos Want More Apartments — Even on Single-Family Streets
This brief aims to shed light on the preferences of L.A. residents regarding building affordable multifamily housing. Mayor Bass has constantly scaled down ED1 due to 'pushback' but has yet to take a ...
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this is totally true but somehow not part of fair housing law
Yes indeed, too often there are no trees where there is multifamily, and then no multifamily where there are trees
another AFFH in California paper is out!
In this one, we provide evidence of serious flaws in the role of public participation in developing local AFFH programs. Comments welcome! (it’s open access)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
In this one, we provide evidence of serious flaws in the role of public participation in developing local AFFH programs. Comments welcome! (it’s open access)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Paris had the buildings but needed the trees, LA has the trees just needs the buildings
I was proud when they mentioned they had to get the Finns to run it… and another fun fact is the heat comes from an Amazon data center 😂
Tallaght, South Dublin. New cost rental project by the local authority
Just saw a complicated version of this - district heating system requires very little space for machinery but code mandated a large plant room (there was a lot of space behind me)
there are several issues but especially the total income variable doesn’t make sense, would the housing market impact of one new billionaire be the same as that of 1,000 millionaires? @salimfurth.bsky.social has a smart (and generous) response papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Response to "Supply Constraints do not Explain House Price and Quantity Growth Across U.S. Cities" by Louie, Mondragon, and Wieland
<p>Louie, Mondragon, and Wieland (2025) use total income to measure demand for housing. But total income is mostly determined by population growth, which is co-
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Property taxes are good, taxing (housing) production not so much. Read our paper’s summary on the UAR blog!
Rolf Pendall
@rpplan.bsky.social
· May 23
Challenges to Equitable and Effective Land Value Capture: Lessons from Mexico City — Urban Affairs Review
Scholars and practitioners argue that local governments should capture rising land values to fund services and infrastructure, especially when the value results from public and collective action. Yet ...
www.urbanaffairsreview.com
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1/ Property taxes are the best value-capture mechanism, per Aurora Echevarria & @elpaavo.bsky.social based on intensive study of Mexico City. Excellent summary of their arguments on @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social blog: www.urbanaffairsreview.com/uar-archive/...
Challenges to Equitable and Effective Land Value Capture: Lessons from Mexico City — Urban Affairs Review
Scholars and practitioners argue that local governments should capture rising land values to fund services and infrastructure, especially when the value results from public and collective action. Yet ...
www.urbanaffairsreview.com
