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benpassino.bsky.social @benpassino.bsky.social · 18h

Seems like great initiatives. Why are we writing about them in the format of ChatGBT?

benpassino.bsky.social @benpassino.bsky.social · 2d

🎵 Having fun isn't hard when you've got your @metrolosangeles.bsky.social card! 🎵

Thanks for the fare gates.

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 2d

Amazingly, our Vancouver visit has coincided with the construction of Canada’s very first Dutch-inspired fietsstraat (“bicycle street”).

Burnaby’s Frances-Union Bikeway is currently getting an all ages and abilities upgrade that treats cyclists as the main users of the corridor, and cars as guests.

Photo of a Dutch-inspired fietsstraat (“bicycle street”), where cyclists are treated as the main users of the street, and cars as guests.

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benpassino.bsky.social @benpassino.bsky.social · 2d

By Ian Stevenson

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Steven @stevevance.net · 3d

free ADU eligibility lookup tool for Chicagoans

Chicago Cityscape @chicagocityscape.com · 4d

our ADU lookup tool has been updated to show future eligibility info

www.chicagocityscape.com/address.php?...

An apartment building in Chicago, and text indicating its current and future eligibility to have an ADU

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benpassino.bsky.social @benpassino.bsky.social · 3d

Hope y'all feel better soon.

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CalMatters @calmatters.org · 3d

Commentary:

The governor shouldn’t take housing advice from Los Angeles. He should sign SB 79, lead the state forward and send a clear message: CA’s future won’t be held back by NIMBY politics. https://cal.news/48Q3q2m

📝 Marc Vukcevich

Opinion | Los Angeles housing permits are tanking, yet leaders want Newsom to veto a major reform

Signing SB 79 should be an easy call, despite pressure from L.A. Newsom should know better than to let L.A. dictate state housing policy.

cal.news

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Michael Druker 🇨🇦 @mdruker.app · 4d

Imagine if apartments for sale or rent had to provide an independent soundproofing rating

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 4d

Thrive Living, the developer behind the Costco monster, has a new ED 1 affordable housing project in the works on Pico in West LA.

Making this project unique (for ED 1) are ground-floor retail, three(!) stories of underground parking, and a few three-bedroom units.

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Brian "BoshNRoll" Coval @boshnroll.bsky.social · 6d

I just dropped 4000 words on #MTGLegacy and #MTGVintage, including 5 decks (with guides!) that I like for Eternal Weekend.

Find it all on my Patreon!

www.patreon.com/posts/my-ete...

My Eternal Weekend Decks + Guides (Plus 3 others I like!) | Brian "BoshNRoll" Coval

www.patreon.com

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 6d

What can mid-rise housing look like on side streets where lots are redeveloped one at a time? This example is a good one.
- All homes have windows in at least two directions.
- Elevator building.
- Entry door from a balcony for fresh air.
50x122 is a common lot size in much of western North America.

Bryn Davidson - Lanefab @lanefab.com · 6d

The New Vancouver Special - 50' lot edition.

Accessible single stair flats on a 50x122 lot.
12 family size homes (or) 24 small units.

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benpassino.bsky.social @benpassino.bsky.social · 7d

Monterey Bookshop staff picks:

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benpassino.bsky.social @benpassino.bsky.social · 8d

So long and thanks for all the sardines!

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benpassino.bsky.social @benpassino.bsky.social · 9d

As #APACA2025 comes to a close, I can't begin to thank all the welcoming people I've been met.

What a beautiful city you are Monterey! We are in times of change, thank you for reminding us to surf the wave. 🌊

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benpassino.bsky.social @benpassino.bsky.social · 9d

Monterey: another pedestrian square that.. used to be a street!

# @apacalifornia.bsky.social

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benpassino.bsky.social @benpassino.bsky.social · 9d

RHNA

benpassino.bsky.social @benpassino.bsky.social · 9d

Miscellaneous

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benpassino.bsky.social @benpassino.bsky.social · 9d

Density Bonus Laws:

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benpassino.bsky.social @benpassino.bsky.social · 9d

2025 legislative updates at @apacalifornia.bsky.social part 2, housing!

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benpassino.bsky.social @benpassino.bsky.social · 10d

At @apacalifornia.bsky.social the developer of 10905 Washington Blvd to be the first Ab 130 exemption.

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benpassino.bsky.social @benpassino.bsky.social · 10d

Way to go @apacalifornia.bsky.social in Monterey, CA!

Sessions on Missing Middle Housing, Participatory Budgeting, and Ethics in "changing times."

The pictured session includes live translation to English of Spanish and a local Native American dialect.