Matt Stern
@mattcp.bsky.social
Just another housing bureaucrat. Views my own (but mostly I lurk)
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Thankfully the social housing program/nonprofit developer passed out of both committee and the full City Council today.
I wrote about why this program could be transformational for the city around this time last year for the @chicagoreader.com.
chicagoreader.com/news/housing...
I wrote about why this program could be transformational for the city around this time last year for the @chicagoreader.com.
chicagoreader.com/news/housing...
May 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Thankfully the social housing program/nonprofit developer passed out of both committee and the full City Council today.
I wrote about why this program could be transformational for the city around this time last year for the @chicagoreader.com.
chicagoreader.com/news/housing...
I wrote about why this program could be transformational for the city around this time last year for the @chicagoreader.com.
chicagoreader.com/news/housing...
I met Mohsen 10 years ago, when we were both the partners of medical students at Dartmouth. This is devastating and we should all be terrified.
April 15, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I met Mohsen 10 years ago, when we were both the partners of medical students at Dartmouth. This is devastating and we should all be terrified.
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"I posit that mass rezoning is not only justifiable but also one of the most cost-effective and least risky policy solutions for tackling housing affordability and supply challenges in the United States." www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
The Case for Mass Upzoning
Murray and Gordon argue against mass upzonings that are unaccompanied by value capture tools based on the grounds that (a) cities are giving away valuable public air rights to private property owne...
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March 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"I posit that mass rezoning is not only justifiable but also one of the most cost-effective and least risky policy solutions for tackling housing affordability and supply challenges in the United States." www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Small business succession is such an underreported challenge. As a neighbor and client of toys etc and as a planner I hope this is the success story it appears to be.
Toys et Cetera has been sold to a local chain after a half-century in Hyde Park. https://buff.ly/3PHNdkU
January 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Small business succession is such an underreported challenge. As a neighbor and client of toys etc and as a planner I hope this is the success story it appears to be.
I was 4 years old when the Oakland fire burned near my childhood home. I’ve found myself strangely numb to the news from LA over the last few days. Tonight I’m appreciating @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social ‘s frank diagnosis and marinating in our apparent unwillingness to remember or predict.
A disaster is a function of three things: the hazard itself, people's vulnerability to the hazard, and their exposure. @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social explains eloquently how the LA fires are a perfect storm of all three. Read more:
The chronicle of a fire foretold | Rebecca Solnit
The current fires in Los Angeles are reminders of the costs of forgetting
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I was 4 years old when the Oakland fire burned near my childhood home. I’ve found myself strangely numb to the news from LA over the last few days. Tonight I’m appreciating @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social ‘s frank diagnosis and marinating in our apparent unwillingness to remember or predict.
I feel so seen. open.substack.com/pub/eatingpo...
Bringing Elon to a knife fight
Wishing for a more orderly disruption may misunderstand the nature of government reform
open.substack.com
December 16, 2024 at 8:49 PM
I feel so seen. open.substack.com/pub/eatingpo...
I think I get like 60% of this. It seems important.
Deficit hawks are loud, but it doesn’t mean we should listen.
A reminder that raising tax revenue on the wealthy can both strengthen the economy AND reduce deficits. rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/if-defi...
A reminder that raising tax revenue on the wealthy can both strengthen the economy AND reduce deficits. rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/if-defi...
If Deficit Hawks Are Having a Broken Clock Moment, It's Time to Tax the Wealthy - Roosevelt Institute
With inflation on the wane and the first round of interest rate cuts underway, the US is officially entering the next—and possibly most important—hypothesis test of the COVID recovery: Are higher inte...
rooseveltinstitute.org
December 12, 2024 at 6:15 AM
I think I get like 60% of this. It seems important.
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A new shelter for homeless single men has opened in Rogers Park, rejecting typical shelter hallmarks such as congregate living and a ban on residents remaining during the daytime.
A different kind of homeless shelter for men opens in Rogers Park
A shelter for homeless single men has opened in Rogers Park, rejecting typical hallmarks such as a ban on residents remaining during the day.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:30 AM
A new shelter for homeless single men has opened in Rogers Park, rejecting typical shelter hallmarks such as congregate living and a ban on residents remaining during the daytime.
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Evaluation of Chicago's Right to Counsel pilot, launched in 2022:
-92% of RTC clients avoided eviction
-Default judgments against tenants in the Early Resolution Program system dropped by more than half
-46% of RTC tenants said they would be homeless if evicted
www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...
-92% of RTC clients avoided eviction
-Default judgments against tenants in the Early Resolution Program system dropped by more than half
-46% of RTC tenants said they would be homeless if evicted
www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...
Independent Evaluation Finds Unique Public/Private Collaboration in Chicago and Cook County Fosters Housing Stability for Residents Facing Eviction and Improves Access to Justice
www.chicago.gov
December 4, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Evaluation of Chicago's Right to Counsel pilot, launched in 2022:
-92% of RTC clients avoided eviction
-Default judgments against tenants in the Early Resolution Program system dropped by more than half
-46% of RTC tenants said they would be homeless if evicted
www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...
-92% of RTC clients avoided eviction
-Default judgments against tenants in the Early Resolution Program system dropped by more than half
-46% of RTC tenants said they would be homeless if evicted
www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...
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A fair economy requires a proactive government approach. 🏛️
Explore how policymakers can address inequities, boost worker protections, and ensure inclusive growth by "rewiring" regulatory backend policymaking processes. @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Explore how policymakers can address inequities, boost worker protections, and ensure inclusive growth by "rewiring" regulatory backend policymaking processes. @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
December 3, 2024 at 8:41 PM
A fair economy requires a proactive government approach. 🏛️
Explore how policymakers can address inequities, boost worker protections, and ensure inclusive growth by "rewiring" regulatory backend policymaking processes. @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Explore how policymakers can address inequities, boost worker protections, and ensure inclusive growth by "rewiring" regulatory backend policymaking processes. @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
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So proud of the great work happening in Minneapolis, which shows that boosting housing supply helps make homes more affordable.
December 3, 2024 at 3:02 PM
So proud of the great work happening in Minneapolis, which shows that boosting housing supply helps make homes more affordable.