YIMBY!Durham
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One wonders: how did Haussmann get his variances for stormwater, stepbacks and parking?
#paris #urbanism #design #tradition #architecture
#paris #urbanism #design #tradition #architecture
November 16, 2024 at 10:19 PM
One wonders: how did Haussmann get his variances for stormwater, stepbacks and parking?
#paris #urbanism #design #tradition #architecture
#paris #urbanism #design #tradition #architecture
The @triblogblog liveblog of Chapel HIll's #housing debate is pretty interesting:
There seems to be fewer young people. So many of the comments are "I want my kids to be able to afford to live here", which is not a pro-housing testimony you hear a...
There seems to be fewer young people. So many of the comments are "I want my kids to be able to afford to live here", which is not a pro-housing testimony you hear a...
November 17, 2024 at 2:38 AM
The @triblogblog liveblog of Chapel HIll's #housing debate is pretty interesting:
There seems to be fewer young people. So many of the comments are "I want my kids to be able to afford to live here", which is not a pro-housing testimony you hear a...
There seems to be fewer young people. So many of the comments are "I want my kids to be able to afford to live here", which is not a pro-housing testimony you hear a...
It's so frickin' easy to design a decent urban building.
An equitable Durham would produce TEN of these every year. In the last century-, we've built close to ZERO. https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2023/05/10/boutique-hotel-coming-to-the-battery-ii.html
An equitable Durham would produce TEN of these every year. In the last century-, we've built close to ZERO. https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2023/05/10/boutique-hotel-coming-to-the-battery-ii.html
November 17, 2024 at 2:38 AM
It's so frickin' easy to design a decent urban building.
An equitable Durham would produce TEN of these every year. In the last century-, we've built close to ZERO. https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2023/05/10/boutique-hotel-coming-to-the-battery-ii.html
An equitable Durham would produce TEN of these every year. In the last century-, we've built close to ZERO. https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2023/05/10/boutique-hotel-coming-to-the-battery-ii.html
MOTHER JONES went full #YIMBY this week. @billmckibben in @MotherJones:
"Imagine a community considering a new wind turbine or solar farm, or thinking about denser housing along transit corridors......
"Imagine a community considering a new wind turbine or solar farm, or thinking about denser housing along transit corridors......
November 17, 2024 at 2:38 AM
MOTHER JONES went full #YIMBY this week. @billmckibben in @MotherJones:
"Imagine a community considering a new wind turbine or solar farm, or thinking about denser housing along transit corridors......
"Imagine a community considering a new wind turbine or solar farm, or thinking about denser housing along transit corridors......
The lengths people will go to prevent affordable housing in their community is TRULY incredible.
November 17, 2024 at 2:38 AM
The lengths people will go to prevent affordable housing in their community is TRULY incredible.
Cities can reasonably quantify how progressive their zoning regimes are by using the 10-point "Anderson Scale" by @johnthebad.
What does YOUR city score?
https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/03/28/top-10-code-reform-priorities-housing-crisis
What does YOUR city score?
https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/03/28/top-10-code-reform-priorities-housing-crisis
Ten code reform priorities for the housing crisis
A widespread shortage of affordable housing is causing lo...
www.cnu.org
November 17, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Cities can reasonably quantify how progressive their zoning regimes are by using the 10-point "Anderson Scale" by @johnthebad.
What does YOUR city score?
https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/03/28/top-10-code-reform-priorities-housing-crisis
What does YOUR city score?
https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/03/28/top-10-code-reform-priorities-housing-crisis
Great story on the renovation of @JamesTaylor_com’s Chapel Hill childhood home in the @wsj. https://www.wsj.com/articles/james-taylors-childhood-home-was-a-ghost-of-itself-until-a-new-york-couple-saved-it-11668096042
November 17, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Great story on the renovation of @JamesTaylor_com’s Chapel Hill childhood home in the @wsj. https://www.wsj.com/articles/james-taylors-childhood-home-was-a-ghost-of-itself-until-a-new-york-couple-saved-it-11668096042
Those defending off-street parking mandates are suburban-sprawl apologists:
https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/03/23/parking-reform-snowballing
https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/03/23/parking-reform-snowballing
Parking reform is snowballing
Parking reform is gaining substantial momentum even in re...
www.cnu.org
November 17, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Those defending off-street parking mandates are suburban-sprawl apologists:
https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/03/23/parking-reform-snowballing
https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/03/23/parking-reform-snowballing
Intentional micro-communities will be a major characteristic of #Durham development moving forward. Learn about one of the best (@DurhamCoHo) at their virtual open house May 6 11am.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvlB3vL4P53_FWxIrh9idwYHnVPamFppCKZvl-2sjJ45oDNA/viewform
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvlB3vL4P53_FWxIrh9idwYHnVPamFppCKZvl-2sjJ45oDNA/viewform
November 17, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Intentional micro-communities will be a major characteristic of #Durham development moving forward. Learn about one of the best (@DurhamCoHo) at their virtual open house May 6 11am.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvlB3vL4P53_FWxIrh9idwYHnVPamFppCKZvl-2sjJ45oDNA/viewform
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvlB3vL4P53_FWxIrh9idwYHnVPamFppCKZvl-2sjJ45oDNA/viewform
The Mosaic House in #Durham is an absolute treasure.
Excellent mini-doc by @PBS.
https://www.pbs.org/video/the-mosaic-house-in-durham-3ikhsz/?fbclid=IwAR2MwEKX5MB5h9H0NASkznCJvuykj-9KzkbQkKnQVQ-0tAcXYx8m17qCh2A
Excellent mini-doc by @PBS.
https://www.pbs.org/video/the-mosaic-house-in-durham-3ikhsz/?fbclid=IwAR2MwEKX5MB5h9H0NASkznCJvuykj-9KzkbQkKnQVQ-0tAcXYx8m17qCh2A
My Home, NC | The Mosaic House in Durham | PBS
Discover the story behind the Mosaic House in Durham.
www.pbs.org
November 17, 2024 at 2:38 AM
The Mosaic House in #Durham is an absolute treasure.
Excellent mini-doc by @PBS.
https://www.pbs.org/video/the-mosaic-house-in-durham-3ikhsz/?fbclid=IwAR2MwEKX5MB5h9H0NASkznCJvuykj-9KzkbQkKnQVQ-0tAcXYx8m17qCh2A
Excellent mini-doc by @PBS.
https://www.pbs.org/video/the-mosaic-house-in-durham-3ikhsz/?fbclid=IwAR2MwEKX5MB5h9H0NASkznCJvuykj-9KzkbQkKnQVQ-0tAcXYx8m17qCh2A
“This SCAD amendment exemplifies how the churches can be a vehicle for pro-housing policies in cities. We have a calling to create a diversity of housing options that offer abundance where there is currently scarcity…
November 17, 2024 at 2:48 AM
“This SCAD amendment exemplifies how the churches can be a vehicle for pro-housing policies in cities. We have a calling to create a diversity of housing options that offer abundance where there is currently scarcity…
"The SCAD text amendment would open up opportunities for us to build affordable housing, elderly communities, or housing that could support our other efforts to benefit the community. We support the adoption of the SCAD text amendment to #Durham’s UDO...
- Pastoral Council Chair
- Pastoral Council Chair
November 17, 2024 at 2:48 AM
"The SCAD text amendment would open up opportunities for us to build affordable housing, elderly communities, or housing that could support our other efforts to benefit the community. We support the adoption of the SCAD text amendment to #Durham’s UDO...
- Pastoral Council Chair
- Pastoral Council Chair
"The purpose of #zoning is to prevent affordable housing."
- Bob Chapman, supporter of Durham's SCAD reforms, is not wrong.
https://indyweek.com/news/opinions/op-ed-the-purpose-of-zoning-is-to-prevent-affordable-housing/
- Bob Chapman, supporter of Durham's SCAD reforms, is not wrong.
https://indyweek.com/news/opinions/op-ed-the-purpose-of-zoning-is-to-prevent-affordable-housing/
Op-Ed: The Purpose of Zoning is to Prevent Affordable Hou...
Why I support the SCAD amendments.
indyweek.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:48 AM
"The purpose of #zoning is to prevent affordable housing."
- Bob Chapman, supporter of Durham's SCAD reforms, is not wrong.
https://indyweek.com/news/opinions/op-ed-the-purpose-of-zoning-is-to-prevent-affordable-housing/
- Bob Chapman, supporter of Durham's SCAD reforms, is not wrong.
https://indyweek.com/news/opinions/op-ed-the-purpose-of-zoning-is-to-prevent-affordable-housing/
If you want to know how zoning perpetuates segregation, read this piece on Chapel Hill tactics.
And keep in mind that Durham's loudest anti-housing voice advocates to make Durham "more like Chapel...
And keep in mind that Durham's loudest anti-housing voice advocates to make Durham "more like Chapel...
November 17, 2024 at 2:48 AM
If you want to know how zoning perpetuates segregation, read this piece on Chapel Hill tactics.
And keep in mind that Durham's loudest anti-housing voice advocates to make Durham "more like Chapel...
And keep in mind that Durham's loudest anti-housing voice advocates to make Durham "more like Chapel...
It feels like @RDU is going to take the best airline terminal in America, and
1) make it worse
2) put it into multi-year construction zone
3) incur a greater expense than just building a shiny new Terminal 3 to the East.
1) make it worse
2) put it into multi-year construction zone
3) incur a greater expense than just building a shiny new Terminal 3 to the East.
November 17, 2024 at 2:48 AM
It feels like @RDU is going to take the best airline terminal in America, and
1) make it worse
2) put it into multi-year construction zone
3) incur a greater expense than just building a shiny new Terminal 3 to the East.
1) make it worse
2) put it into multi-year construction zone
3) incur a greater expense than just building a shiny new Terminal 3 to the East.
It’s so funny when people dismiss ADUs as not relevant to the housing markets. Portland, and now Seattle, today build more ADUs than single family homes. 1/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-is-now-building-more-adus-than-single-houses/
November 17, 2024 at 2:48 AM
It’s so funny when people dismiss ADUs as not relevant to the housing markets. Portland, and now Seattle, today build more ADUs than single family homes. 1/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-is-now-building-more-adus-than-single-houses/
This is the best podcasts on urbanism I can find. Out of @Stanford, this episode discusses west coast efforts to re-legalize lower cost “single stair” “point access block” towers.
They are currently 100% illegal NC, and no one at #NCLeg is working on...
They are currently 100% illegal NC, and no one at #NCLeg is working on...
November 17, 2024 at 2:58 AM
This is the best podcasts on urbanism I can find. Out of @Stanford, this episode discusses west coast efforts to re-legalize lower cost “single stair” “point access block” towers.
They are currently 100% illegal NC, and no one at #NCLeg is working on...
They are currently 100% illegal NC, and no one at #NCLeg is working on...
The Triangle is full of local design talent, just waiting to be activated.
The PLUM STREET COTTAGES were also the subject of @NCStateDesign students who were asked to explore EHC’s potentiality by instructor Randy Lanou of #Durham-based @BuildSense....
The PLUM STREET COTTAGES were also the subject of @NCStateDesign students who were asked to explore EHC’s potentiality by instructor Randy Lanou of #Durham-based @BuildSense....
November 17, 2024 at 2:58 AM
The Triangle is full of local design talent, just waiting to be activated.
The PLUM STREET COTTAGES were also the subject of @NCStateDesign students who were asked to explore EHC’s potentiality by instructor Randy Lanou of #Durham-based @BuildSense....
The PLUM STREET COTTAGES were also the subject of @NCStateDesign students who were asked to explore EHC’s potentiality by instructor Randy Lanou of #Durham-based @BuildSense....
Some of the best minds in urban design and community building are discussing faith-based housing Mar 7, 12pm.
Free talk, register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Cwax06Q4T3SzchXIJz4Nug
Free talk, register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Cwax06Q4T3SzchXIJz4Nug
November 17, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Some of the best minds in urban design and community building are discussing faith-based housing Mar 7, 12pm.
Free talk, register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Cwax06Q4T3SzchXIJz4Nug
Free talk, register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Cwax06Q4T3SzchXIJz4Nug
THE PLUM STREET COTTAGES ARE UP!
This @durhamhabitat site was the subject of Expanding Housing Choices design workshops in 2019.
THE PROBLEM: The site is 4/10ths of an acre, but a variety of top-down zoning rules made it virtually unbuildable.
THE SOLUTION? #ReformMatters🧵1/7
This @durhamhabitat site was the subject of Expanding Housing Choices design workshops in 2019.
THE PROBLEM: The site is 4/10ths of an acre, but a variety of top-down zoning rules made it virtually unbuildable.
THE SOLUTION? #ReformMatters🧵1/7
November 17, 2024 at 2:58 AM
THE PLUM STREET COTTAGES ARE UP!
This @durhamhabitat site was the subject of Expanding Housing Choices design workshops in 2019.
THE PROBLEM: The site is 4/10ths of an acre, but a variety of top-down zoning rules made it virtually unbuildable.
THE SOLUTION? #ReformMatters🧵1/7
This @durhamhabitat site was the subject of Expanding Housing Choices design workshops in 2019.
THE PROBLEM: The site is 4/10ths of an acre, but a variety of top-down zoning rules made it virtually unbuildable.
THE SOLUTION? #ReformMatters🧵1/7
Kate Wagner (@mcmansionhell) is the architectural voice of her generation. Helluva peice. https://www.azuremagazine.com/article/against-house-porn-kate-wagner/#.Y_zc2B_7ELE.twitter
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November 17, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Kate Wagner (@mcmansionhell) is the architectural voice of her generation. Helluva peice. https://www.azuremagazine.com/article/against-house-porn-kate-wagner/#.Y_zc2B_7ELE.twitter
"Dr. King wrote in his infamous Letter from a Birmingham Jail: when powerful people tell us to wait, they almost always mean 'NEVER.'"
Apropos. Great op/ed on progress by @NidaAllam https://indyweek.com/news/opinions/op-ed-why-i-run-nida-allam/
Apropos. Great op/ed on progress by @NidaAllam https://indyweek.com/news/opinions/op-ed-why-i-run-nida-allam/
Op-Ed: Why I Run
Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam reflects on her rec...
indyweek.com
November 17, 2024 at 3:08 AM
"Dr. King wrote in his infamous Letter from a Birmingham Jail: when powerful people tell us to wait, they almost always mean 'NEVER.'"
Apropos. Great op/ed on progress by @NidaAllam https://indyweek.com/news/opinions/op-ed-why-i-run-nida-allam/
Apropos. Great op/ed on progress by @NidaAllam https://indyweek.com/news/opinions/op-ed-why-i-run-nida-allam/
"Music Space RTP" just opened, catering to bands that need practice space to rent. For $25/hour, you get a room & instruments.
#Carrboro's Go Studios operated on similar model in from 1998-2004 & was used by @BenFolds Five:...
#Carrboro's Go Studios operated on similar model in from 1998-2004 & was used by @BenFolds Five:...
November 17, 2024 at 3:08 AM
"Music Space RTP" just opened, catering to bands that need practice space to rent. For $25/hour, you get a room & instruments.
#Carrboro's Go Studios operated on similar model in from 1998-2004 & was used by @BenFolds Five:...
#Carrboro's Go Studios operated on similar model in from 1998-2004 & was used by @BenFolds Five:...
The NC School Choice Program provides funding for families to send their children to private and charter schools. Durham County is 2nd in participation rates (at 17% of students), trailing only Mecklenburg.
I believe this data does not include Magnet schools.
I believe this data does not include Magnet schools.
November 17, 2024 at 3:08 AM
The NC School Choice Program provides funding for families to send their children to private and charter schools. Durham County is 2nd in participation rates (at 17% of students), trailing only Mecklenburg.
I believe this data does not include Magnet schools.
I believe this data does not include Magnet schools.