Michael C
@michaelclayden.bsky.social
A NZ gay concerned with housing and urban design. Aspiring urban society and environmental data scientist. 🔰🏳️🌈
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🚨Issue 03 | Inflection Points | OUT NOW🚨
- Flavio Menezes
- Brendan Coates
- Matthew Maltman
- Travis Jordan
- Flavio Menezes
- Brendan Coates
- Matthew Maltman
- Travis Jordan
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
🚨Issue 03 | Inflection Points | OUT NOW🚨
- Flavio Menezes
- Brendan Coates
- Matthew Maltman
- Travis Jordan
- Flavio Menezes
- Brendan Coates
- Matthew Maltman
- Travis Jordan
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after MONTHS of work, I just released a new video about how America’s systems broke, who benefits from keeping them broken, and what we can do about it...
This should motivate everyone to VOTE on Nov 4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MPE...
This should motivate everyone to VOTE on Nov 4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MPE...
The Common Sense Plan to Fix America
YouTube video by Justine Underhill
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
after MONTHS of work, I just released a new video about how America’s systems broke, who benefits from keeping them broken, and what we can do about it...
This should motivate everyone to VOTE on Nov 4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MPE...
This should motivate everyone to VOTE on Nov 4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MPE...
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Australian cities need to build more homes in the places people most want to live. That's why states should introduce reforms to permit 3-storey townhouses or flats on all residential land in capital cities, and at least 6 storeys near to transport hubs and commercial centres. 7/
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Australian cities need to build more homes in the places people most want to live. That's why states should introduce reforms to permit 3-storey townhouses or flats on all residential land in capital cities, and at least 6 storeys near to transport hubs and commercial centres. 7/
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Housing in Australia is both too scarce and too expensive. Yet our major cities are among the least dense of their size in the world. Our latest Grattan report show how we can reform our urban planning rules to allow for more homes and better cities. 🧵
More homes, better cities: Letting more people live where they want
Three-storey townhouses and apartments should be permitted on all residential land in all capital cities as part of a concerted policy assault on Australia’s housing crisis.
grattan.edu.au
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Housing in Australia is both too scarce and too expensive. Yet our major cities are among the least dense of their size in the world. Our latest Grattan report show how we can reform our urban planning rules to allow for more homes and better cities. 🧵
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What's the single biggest driver of the housing crisis?
According to a new Grattan Institute report, it's our own urban planning rules. The path out of this crisis runs directly through bold reform of these rules.
A must-read. 👇
According to a new Grattan Institute report, it's our own urban planning rules. The path out of this crisis runs directly through bold reform of these rules.
A must-read. 👇
Housing in Australia is both too scarce and too expensive. Yet our major cities are among the least dense of their size in the world. Our latest Grattan report show how we can reform our urban planning rules to allow for more homes and better cities. 🧵
More homes, better cities: Letting more people live where they want
Three-storey townhouses and apartments should be permitted on all residential land in all capital cities as part of a concerted policy assault on Australia’s housing crisis.
grattan.edu.au
November 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
What's the single biggest driver of the housing crisis?
According to a new Grattan Institute report, it's our own urban planning rules. The path out of this crisis runs directly through bold reform of these rules.
A must-read. 👇
According to a new Grattan Institute report, it's our own urban planning rules. The path out of this crisis runs directly through bold reform of these rules.
A must-read. 👇
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This new work from @grattaninstitute.bsky.social is nothing short of seminal.
For too long we have let our cities be locked up by bad, unjustifiable land use and housing policy. But the tide is turning on bad policy—and that is for the better.
bsky.app/profile/grat...
For too long we have let our cities be locked up by bad, unjustifiable land use and housing policy. But the tide is turning on bad policy—and that is for the better.
bsky.app/profile/grat...
November 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This new work from @grattaninstitute.bsky.social is nothing short of seminal.
For too long we have let our cities be locked up by bad, unjustifiable land use and housing policy. But the tide is turning on bad policy—and that is for the better.
bsky.app/profile/grat...
For too long we have let our cities be locked up by bad, unjustifiable land use and housing policy. But the tide is turning on bad policy—and that is for the better.
bsky.app/profile/grat...
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We cannot allow NIMBYism to continue to segregate our city.
October 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
We cannot allow NIMBYism to continue to segregate our city.
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A friend in Berlin just sent me this. Lovely buildings + policies that support the greening of frontages and streets 🏡
October 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A friend in Berlin just sent me this. Lovely buildings + policies that support the greening of frontages and streets 🏡
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At night
During a hot day
In the early morning
In the late evening
On a gray / hazy day
When it’s raining
When there are trees equally tall
When you’re in a city
* all the times when a new building’s shadow isn’t an existential crisis
During a hot day
In the early morning
In the late evening
On a gray / hazy day
When it’s raining
When there are trees equally tall
When you’re in a city
* all the times when a new building’s shadow isn’t an existential crisis
October 3, 2025 at 11:19 PM
At night
During a hot day
In the early morning
In the late evening
On a gray / hazy day
When it’s raining
When there are trees equally tall
When you’re in a city
* all the times when a new building’s shadow isn’t an existential crisis
During a hot day
In the early morning
In the late evening
On a gray / hazy day
When it’s raining
When there are trees equally tall
When you’re in a city
* all the times when a new building’s shadow isn’t an existential crisis
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The ACT has legislated housing to be a human right.
Zoning that restricts housing should be considered a denial of human rights. Hopefully it will be outlawed.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Zoning that restricts housing should be considered a denial of human rights. Hopefully it will be outlawed.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Solving the housing crisis is a marathon but a new law could be the first step
The ACT government has passed legislation enshrining housing as a human right. What does that mean, and should other states follow?
www.abc.net.au
September 21, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The ACT has legislated housing to be a human right.
Zoning that restricts housing should be considered a denial of human rights. Hopefully it will be outlawed.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Zoning that restricts housing should be considered a denial of human rights. Hopefully it will be outlawed.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
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Every sidewalk bicyclist is a vote for protected bike lanes.
September 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Every sidewalk bicyclist is a vote for protected bike lanes.
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What I said yesterday and also
voakl.net/2025/04/01/p...
voakl.net/2025/04/01/p...
Placemaking: Public vs Private Realms and the Role of the Planner
Knowing ones place in Planning to deliver desirable outcomes The frank discussions with Hamish Rennie over the weekend on LinkedIn about the National Standardised Zones got me thinking two things: …
voakl.net
September 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
What I said yesterday and also
voakl.net/2025/04/01/p...
voakl.net/2025/04/01/p...
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To no surprise, vacancy myths are totally bogus
New @berkeleyside.org report on vacant housing in Berkeley - up to 866 homes are long term vacant, out of over 52,000 citywide - around 1.6%.
Actual number of vacant units is lower, as the 866 includes uninhabitable units and some data errors. 1/
www.berkeleyside.org/2025/09/04/b...
Actual number of vacant units is lower, as the 866 includes uninhabitable units and some data errors. 1/
www.berkeleyside.org/2025/09/04/b...
The Berkeley buildings with the most vacant housing units
Newly released data show who will have to pay Berkeley's tax on vacant housing. Is the tax pushing homes back on the market?
www.berkeleyside.org
September 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
To no surprise, vacancy myths are totally bogus
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Removal of parking mandates and zoning restrictions in Lower Hutt Wellington led to a boom in housing including council owned rentals. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
How the Hutt handled housing: The city’s bold intensification push
Behind the arguments over ‘shoeboxes’ and property values, the council-owned Urban Plus shows another side to intensification — one of stability, affordability and a sense of home.
www.thepost.co.nz
September 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Removal of parking mandates and zoning restrictions in Lower Hutt Wellington led to a boom in housing including council owned rentals. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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Massive shout-out to Labor for Housing for their strong advocacy on getting CRA and GST reform for public housing on the agenda. If we want more public housing, we need to change the incentives!
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Labor’s rank and file demand housing towers remain in public hands
An emotive debate about social housing will shift from the floor of the state Labor conference to Jim Chalmers’ Economic Reform Roundtable.
www.theage.com.au
August 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Massive shout-out to Labor for Housing for their strong advocacy on getting CRA and GST reform for public housing on the agenda. If we want more public housing, we need to change the incentives!
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
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🚆🛴🚲We don't think a blanket ban of e-bikes and e-scooters from trains is the best way forward. A more nuanced approach is needed, addressing safety but not losing the obvious advantages for first mile/last mile connectivity.
Have your say: engage.vic.gov.au/pu...
Have your say: engage.vic.gov.au/pu...
August 1, 2025 at 3:37 AM
🚆🛴🚲We don't think a blanket ban of e-bikes and e-scooters from trains is the best way forward. A more nuanced approach is needed, addressing safety but not losing the obvious advantages for first mile/last mile connectivity.
Have your say: engage.vic.gov.au/pu...
Have your say: engage.vic.gov.au/pu...
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“Contrary to common sentiment, the data also shows that businesses benefit from cycling infrastructure. If well-designed, a proper cycling network drives far more people to businesses than cars do.”
Bike-lanes mean business.
Via @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social
Bike-lanes mean business.
Via @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social
Opinion: No reason why Vancouver can’t become a cycling city | Urbanized
There is no good reason why Vancouver cannot become a proper cycling city. We need to stop our half-hearted approach.
dailyhive.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“Contrary to common sentiment, the data also shows that businesses benefit from cycling infrastructure. If well-designed, a proper cycling network drives far more people to businesses than cars do.”
Bike-lanes mean business.
Via @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social
Bike-lanes mean business.
Via @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social
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🚨We’re launching the FIRST issue of Inflection Points 🚨
- Michael Brennan & Dan Andrews
- Katie Roberts-Hull
- Jonathan O’Brien
- Andrew Leigh
🧵
- Michael Brennan & Dan Andrews
- Katie Roberts-Hull
- Jonathan O’Brien
- Andrew Leigh
🧵
July 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🚨We’re launching the FIRST issue of Inflection Points 🚨
- Michael Brennan & Dan Andrews
- Katie Roberts-Hull
- Jonathan O’Brien
- Andrew Leigh
🧵
- Michael Brennan & Dan Andrews
- Katie Roberts-Hull
- Jonathan O’Brien
- Andrew Leigh
🧵
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An op-ed version of one of our essays is an Editor’s Pick in the AFR today!
We look forward to more of this: providing long form and short form essays that bring important ideas and stories to the national conversation.
We look forward to more of this: providing long form and short form essays that bring important ideas and stories to the national conversation.
July 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
An op-ed version of one of our essays is an Editor’s Pick in the AFR today!
We look forward to more of this: providing long form and short form essays that bring important ideas and stories to the national conversation.
We look forward to more of this: providing long form and short form essays that bring important ideas and stories to the national conversation.
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Talking about reform is our national ritual: white papers, inquiries, op-eds, post-election promises.
But too often, these calls create more process than progress.
So we’re launching Inflection Points—a new platform for longform policy writing that aims to cut through.
But too often, these calls create more process than progress.
So we’re launching Inflection Points—a new platform for longform policy writing that aims to cut through.
July 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Talking about reform is our national ritual: white papers, inquiries, op-eds, post-election promises.
But too often, these calls create more process than progress.
So we’re launching Inflection Points—a new platform for longform policy writing that aims to cut through.
But too often, these calls create more process than progress.
So we’re launching Inflection Points—a new platform for longform policy writing that aims to cut through.
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Gosh if only they built an alternative way to get from Kellyville to Martin Place.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Josh’s toll bill is about to rise 233 per cent. He’s not alone
Motorists in western Sydney are set to feel the sting from the end of toll cap in January and they are left to guess what relief is on the way.
www.smh.com.au
July 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Gosh if only they built an alternative way to get from Kellyville to Martin Place.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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This morning, Alan Kohler published an article based on claims from a single conservative legacy planner.
Central to the piece is an assertion that Australia needs to develop 34 square kilometres of infill land each year. But it's based on some bizarre assumptions.🧵
Central to the piece is an assertion that Australia needs to develop 34 square kilometres of infill land each year. But it's based on some bizarre assumptions.🧵
July 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This morning, Alan Kohler published an article based on claims from a single conservative legacy planner.
Central to the piece is an assertion that Australia needs to develop 34 square kilometres of infill land each year. But it's based on some bizarre assumptions.🧵
Central to the piece is an assertion that Australia needs to develop 34 square kilometres of infill land each year. But it's based on some bizarre assumptions.🧵
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Australia's cities have extremely low densities relative to their international counterparts. The idea that this low density is impossible to overcome is silly.
This type of conservative thinking is partly to blame for the housing crisis.
This type of conservative thinking is partly to blame for the housing crisis.
July 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Australia's cities have extremely low densities relative to their international counterparts. The idea that this low density is impossible to overcome is silly.
This type of conservative thinking is partly to blame for the housing crisis.
This type of conservative thinking is partly to blame for the housing crisis.
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It's disappointing to see arbitrary protectionism continue to entrench itself within Australian governments.
The primary role of government should be the efficient delivery of infrastructure and services. Mandating localised inputs will only raise costs and lengthen timelines.
The primary role of government should be the efficient delivery of infrastructure and services. Mandating localised inputs will only raise costs and lengthen timelines.
June 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It's disappointing to see arbitrary protectionism continue to entrench itself within Australian governments.
The primary role of government should be the efficient delivery of infrastructure and services. Mandating localised inputs will only raise costs and lengthen timelines.
The primary role of government should be the efficient delivery of infrastructure and services. Mandating localised inputs will only raise costs and lengthen timelines.
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Less parking in new developments actually reduces car ownership and reliance on driving, shaping more sustainable transportation habits.
Reducing parking minimums is good for affordability and sustainability!
Reducing parking minimums is good for affordability and sustainability!
June 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Less parking in new developments actually reduces car ownership and reliance on driving, shaping more sustainable transportation habits.
Reducing parking minimums is good for affordability and sustainability!
Reducing parking minimums is good for affordability and sustainability!