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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 8h

mass timber single stair tower in france, with family sized homes

this building is 166% taller than seattle allows, and a whopping 433% taller than current 'international' building code in US allows.

also note the spiral stair. also illegal.

Joe Giddings @joegiddings.bsky.social · 8h

This new residential tower in Lyon is made from wood.

In many ways, this is quite an incredible building. Here's why:

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Rollin Horton @rollinhorton.bsky.social · 19h

So nice in the neighborhood tonight!

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Bryophile🌿🔬🏁 @wdbryopsida.bsky.social · 3d

Hey, what’s up Nashville!? We’re trying out the WeGo Airport Express (18) today. We’ll see how ambitious I am about posting as we go, but you can count on a trip summary outbound and inbound on this thread.

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Pete @pete-nash.bsky.social · 2d

I think we all intuitively know that long commutes mean less sleep and poorer health outcomes. Researchers in Japan measured it, and a commute longer than 52 minutes is as bad as insomnia.

Building our city for long commutes is literally hazardous to our health.

scitechdaily.com/scientists-e...

Scientists Expose How Housing and Commutes Steal Sleep

City living’s hidden cost: long commutes and small homes are quietly stealing your sleep.

scitechdaily.com

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Quin Evans Segall @quinevanssegall.bsky.social · 2d

Just so we’re clear on what’s happening.

The beauty of local politics is that it is nonpartisan-we can debate issues on merits & not like we’re opposing SEC teams. Sadly, not everyone feels that way these days.

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Rollin Horton @rollinhorton.bsky.social · 4d

Using today’s bcycle promo code “carfree25” for a free full day pass!

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Hannah “Charles Barkley” Pechan @hpechan.bsky.social · 8d

The lack of local affordability is a contributing factor to our current fascist administration

Shane Phillips @shanedphillips.bsky.social · 8d

I'm baffled that the governor could be considering a veto. If it isn't signed then there's no chance we turn around the state's housing crisis. If we don't fix the crisis then higher office is out of the question. The only path to the White House requires doing the right thing and signing it.

Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · 9d

Three months ago, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social correctly warned us that failing to address our housing crisis would cost us people’s trust, and that the entire reputation of the State of California was on the line.

Call him now and urge him to follow through by signing #SB79! ☎️ (916) 445-2841

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Rollin Horton @rollinhorton.bsky.social · 25d

Which CM said that?

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Rollin Horton @rollinhorton.bsky.social · 26d

I gather she also opposed (unsuccessfully) the nations neighborhood plan

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Sean Parker @seanforfive.bsky.social · Sep 8

Extremely incorrect. The new zoning designations would only affect parcels they are applied to.

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jerewoo.bsky.social @jerewoo.bsky.social · Sep 3

made a spreadsheet of the council elections bc why not?

cms Porterfield (AL2), Evans Segall (AL3), Parker (D5), Capp (D6), Welsch (D16), Vo (D17), Horton (D20), Gadd (D24), Preptit (D25), and Ewing (D34) voted for the prevailing candidate in each election

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Untitled spreadsheet

docs.google.com

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Rollin Horton @rollinhorton.bsky.social · Sep 1

Nashville’s homelessness problem is a housing problem - one of choice. Rising housing costs force our most vulnerable residents onto the streets

Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · Sep 1

A Labor Day reminder: today there isn't a single city, metro area, or state in the U.S. where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment.

Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.

Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness

www.nytimes.com

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Ben Vaught @benvaught.bsky.social · Aug 29

“A quadplex next door is the same as the Trail of Tears, to me”

incredible

www.tnledger.com/editorial/Ar...

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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · Aug 25

In case you hadn't heard, Nashville became the 3rd largest US city to allow single stair buildings up to 6 stories in July 👏

Congrats to Nashville, and @rollinhorton.bsky.social for showing our cities what kinds of changes we can make all over!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS8t...

Single-stair changes to boost housing in Nashville

YouTube video by WKRN News 2

www.youtube.com

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Wesley @johnwesssley.bsky.social · Aug 22

TL:DR- WeGo is doubling Walk Bike's QuickTicket rate and gave three weeks notice to come up with $20,000 in additional renewal fees. This program should be celebrated and replicated but instead, we're having to pause it. The WeGo Ride program can be great but the current structure is not sustainable

Walk Bike Nashville @walkbikenashville.bsky.social · Aug 22

We’re putting a pause on new Walk Bike Bus Passes, as well as renewals, due to an unexpected rate hike from WeGo Transit. Active passes will continue to function through their renewal dates, but we are unable to activate or renew passes.
Read more: walkbikenashville.org/blog-buspass-august-2025

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Sean Parker @seanforfive.bsky.social · Aug 15

Another beloved business taken from us by New Nashville

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Ben Vaught @benvaught.bsky.social · Aug 5

the cost of deferring solutions to our housing shortage: www.pew.org/en/research-...

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Neil Kornutick @neilkornutick.bsky.social · Aug 5

Have you emailed [email protected] to tell them you support more housing in Nashville lately?

If not, there is a great opportunity to do that TODAY in regards to the Nations UDO and rezoning plan. 🦞

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Zach Young @zachyoungtn.bsky.social · Aug 4

Proud to be a Greater Nashville REALTOR—read why we supper CM @rollinhorton.bsky.social UDO at this link: www.greaternashvillerealtors.org/index.php?sr...

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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · Jul 31

"Maintaining restrictive zoning that exacerbates the housing shortage puts vulnerable tenants in a more precarious position... Allowing enough homes for everyone improves affordability overall, but the evidence shows it benefits low-income renters most."
@pewtrusts.org
www.pew.org/en/research-...

New Housing Slows Rent Growth Most for Older, More Affordable Units

The nationwide housing shortage has driven rents up more in low-income neighborhoods than in the U.S. overall, but in areas that have recently added large amounts of housing, rents have fallen the mos...

www.pew.org

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Rollin Horton @rollinhorton.bsky.social · Jul 31

Even absent a gross decrease in price, it’s still valuable if we can slow the rise in the cost of housing to beneath the median rise in income, would still help make housing more affordable for people

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · Jul 30

we really need a better approach for getting more housing other than increasing FAR and height and keeping setbacks

this results in really poor urban form, no space for community or trees, less privacy all around

seattle's low rise zone needs complete overhaul

roots to roofs site diagram for 4 story building

roots to roofs site diagram for 5 story building

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Hannah “Charles Barkley” Pechan @hpechan.bsky.social · Jul 25

It’s possible to grow and change and evolve together. It’s the only way forward if you care for your neighbors. Restricting the availability of a resource always has and always will benefit those with money and power the most.

Neil Kornutick @neilkornutick.bsky.social · Jul 25

And at 10:18 pm, staff’s recommendation for a substitute has been approved by the planning commission. Congrats to @rollinhorton.bsky.social, the nations community and all those advocating for more housing in Nashville.

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Neil Kornutick @neilkornutick.bsky.social · Jul 25

3.5 half hours into the meeting, the main event is here. It took us a couple years to get the Wedgewood Houston UDO done. It’s taken even longer to get to the next one in the city.

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Neil Kornutick @neilkornutick.bsky.social · Jul 25

“The biggest crime in the neighborhood is having to pay $1250 to be a third roommate” preach!

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