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There should be no amenity space requirements for any building of any size, anywhere. North American multifamily has an operating cost and spatial efficiency problem and these requirements are making it worse.
A big part of the reason Toronto feels unserious about being a city is that it has policies like requiring all manner of private amenities. As if condo dwellers have nothing else to do - especially in the old city.
brandondonnelly.com/the-city-is-...
brandondonnelly.com/the-city-is-...
The city is the amenity
The City of Toronto requires amenity spaces to be provided in new housing developments of a certain size. Here, for example, is the relevant excerpt from the recommended zoning by-law amendment that i...
brandondonnelly.com
May 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
There should be no amenity space requirements for any building of any size, anywhere. North American multifamily has an operating cost and spatial efficiency problem and these requirements are making it worse.
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Remember, when Barcelona eliminated 3 lanes of vehicle traffic & converted this street into a 4.7km green pedestrian corridor in the heart of the Eixample grid, businesses sued. They actually won. But by decision-time, the businesses had decided they actually like it.
citylabbcn.org/the-legal-at...
citylabbcn.org/the-legal-at...
April 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Remember, when Barcelona eliminated 3 lanes of vehicle traffic & converted this street into a 4.7km green pedestrian corridor in the heart of the Eixample grid, businesses sued. They actually won. But by decision-time, the businesses had decided they actually like it.
citylabbcn.org/the-legal-at...
citylabbcn.org/the-legal-at...
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SF:
✔️ Embarcadero Fwy demolished 1991
✔️ Central Fwy -> Octavia Blvd 2005
✔️ JFK Promenade 2022
✔️ Great Hwy -> pedestrian promenade 2025
youtu.be/v599lY1z6Is?...
Welcome to Sunset Dunes Park, linking Lake Merced, Fort Funston and Golden Gate parks
✔️ Embarcadero Fwy demolished 1991
✔️ Central Fwy -> Octavia Blvd 2005
✔️ JFK Promenade 2022
✔️ Great Hwy -> pedestrian promenade 2025
youtu.be/v599lY1z6Is?...
Welcome to Sunset Dunes Park, linking Lake Merced, Fort Funston and Golden Gate parks
Thousands celebrate opening of Sunset Dunes as other consider its uncertain future
YouTube video by KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA
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April 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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[BILL ALERT] AB 609 by @BuffyWicks exempts infill housing from additional review under the California Environmental Quality Act, while preserving CEQA review for planning and other processes that cities use to ensure new development complies with environmental laws. More:
AB 609: Environmentally-Beneficial Housing Exemption
AB 609 will create a streamlined permitting process for multi-family housing in already-developed urban areas by exempting these projects from the California Environmental Quality Act. The bill…
cayimby.org
March 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
[BILL ALERT] AB 609 by @BuffyWicks exempts infill housing from additional review under the California Environmental Quality Act, while preserving CEQA review for planning and other processes that cities use to ensure new development complies with environmental laws. More:
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The wealthy will always be willing to bid higher for in-demand housing, so it still makes sense to build more units to give them a larger market to buy from instead of continuing to cannibalize middle-class housing (or worse, flipping lower-class housing)
Housing supply constraints do not seem to matter for house price and house quantity growth across US cities, from Schuyler Louie, John A. Mondragon, and Johannes Wieland https://www.nber.org/papers/w33576
March 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The wealthy will always be willing to bid higher for in-demand housing, so it still makes sense to build more units to give them a larger market to buy from instead of continuing to cannibalize middle-class housing (or worse, flipping lower-class housing)
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Tell your state legislators to support more homes in Illinois. More homes = lower rents, lower taxes, lower inflation. secure.everyaction.com/r1OEdhYE3k2s...
Tell Your State Legislators to Support Pro-Housing Legislation!
secure.everyaction.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Tell your state legislators to support more homes in Illinois. More homes = lower rents, lower taxes, lower inflation. secure.everyaction.com/r1OEdhYE3k2s...
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Urbanism bills on the move in Springfield!
🛑 Idaho Stop has committee assignments in both chambers
🔋🚲 Ebike rebate bill is assigned to appropriations in the senate. New sponsor: Sen Ventura
🏘️ Missing middle / ADUs / People Over Parking all have assignments. Sen Guzman cosponsored PoP
#twill
🛑 Idaho Stop has committee assignments in both chambers
🔋🚲 Ebike rebate bill is assigned to appropriations in the senate. New sponsor: Sen Ventura
🏘️ Missing middle / ADUs / People Over Parking all have assignments. Sen Guzman cosponsored PoP
#twill
February 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Urbanism bills on the move in Springfield!
🛑 Idaho Stop has committee assignments in both chambers
🔋🚲 Ebike rebate bill is assigned to appropriations in the senate. New sponsor: Sen Ventura
🏘️ Missing middle / ADUs / People Over Parking all have assignments. Sen Guzman cosponsored PoP
#twill
🛑 Idaho Stop has committee assignments in both chambers
🔋🚲 Ebike rebate bill is assigned to appropriations in the senate. New sponsor: Sen Ventura
🏘️ Missing middle / ADUs / People Over Parking all have assignments. Sen Guzman cosponsored PoP
#twill
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Today, the Chicago Plan Commission approved the Broadway Land Use Framework, which includes a recommendation to rezone both sides of Broadway to B3-5.
This means thousands of new, transit-oriented homes can be built by-right! 🥳🏗️🚇
Huge shout-out to our members for speaking in favor of the plan. 👏
This means thousands of new, transit-oriented homes can be built by-right! 🥳🏗️🚇
Huge shout-out to our members for speaking in favor of the plan. 👏
February 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Today, the Chicago Plan Commission approved the Broadway Land Use Framework, which includes a recommendation to rezone both sides of Broadway to B3-5.
This means thousands of new, transit-oriented homes can be built by-right! 🥳🏗️🚇
Huge shout-out to our members for speaking in favor of the plan. 👏
This means thousands of new, transit-oriented homes can be built by-right! 🥳🏗️🚇
Huge shout-out to our members for speaking in favor of the plan. 👏
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MTA suggesting that you'd need to go through NEPA to shut down congestion pricing is lol, dare I say it, L M A O
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February 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
MTA suggesting that you'd need to go through NEPA to shut down congestion pricing is lol, dare I say it, L M A O
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Lake Shore Drive is less than 0.5% of the length of all streets in Chicago, but it accounts for *7% of traffic fatalities*
2019 - 2024:
2019 - 2024:
February 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Lake Shore Drive is less than 0.5% of the length of all streets in Chicago, but it accounts for *7% of traffic fatalities*
2019 - 2024:
2019 - 2024:
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This could be every waterfront freeway in the USA…
(Paris, EmmanuelSPV)
(Paris, EmmanuelSPV)
February 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This could be every waterfront freeway in the USA…
(Paris, EmmanuelSPV)
(Paris, EmmanuelSPV)
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Maybe I’m a bad urbanist but I just can’t get excited about battery buses. Oh, you’re telling me that the bus that comes in 26 minutes and misses my hourly train connection by 45 seconds is zero-emissions? Well then, glad we solved climate change, great job everyone, mission accomplished
February 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Maybe I’m a bad urbanist but I just can’t get excited about battery buses. Oh, you’re telling me that the bus that comes in 26 minutes and misses my hourly train connection by 45 seconds is zero-emissions? Well then, glad we solved climate change, great job everyone, mission accomplished
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If you live in Illinois senate district 6 (Feigenholtz), please fill out this survey about Lake Shore Drive & transit by Feb 14th.
Our senator just sent this out in her weekly newsletter. Here’s a map of the district
✍️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Our senator just sent this out in her weekly newsletter. Here’s a map of the district
✍️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
February 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
If you live in Illinois senate district 6 (Feigenholtz), please fill out this survey about Lake Shore Drive & transit by Feb 14th.
Our senator just sent this out in her weekly newsletter. Here’s a map of the district
✍️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Our senator just sent this out in her weekly newsletter. Here’s a map of the district
✍️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Rest in peace, Professor Shoup (1938-2025)
We will keep up the good work.
Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup
We will keep up the good work.
Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup
February 8, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Rest in peace, Professor Shoup (1938-2025)
We will keep up the good work.
Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup
We will keep up the good work.
Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup
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The CTA really needs to increase the stop spacing on their buses.
December 22, 2024 at 9:53 PM
The CTA really needs to increase the stop spacing on their buses.
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If you've fantasized about blowing up your local expressway blocking access to the waterfront, here's what it looks like (Rio de Janeiro)
November 14, 2024 at 3:52 PM
If you've fantasized about blowing up your local expressway blocking access to the waterfront, here's what it looks like (Rio de Janeiro)
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"This developer wants to build a tower that is too large and too dense for the neighborhood."
The neighborhood:
The neighborhood:
December 14, 2024 at 5:49 PM
"This developer wants to build a tower that is too large and too dense for the neighborhood."
The neighborhood:
The neighborhood:
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Gia Biagi tear down that lakefront highway
As my administration continues our goal to revitalize transportation in our state, I’m excited to appoint Gia Biagi as the next leader of @illinoisdot.bsky.social.
Her portfolio and unique leadership experience will propel IDOT’s mission forward and strengthen our infrastructure efforts.
Her portfolio and unique leadership experience will propel IDOT’s mission forward and strengthen our infrastructure efforts.
December 10, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Gia Biagi tear down that lakefront highway