Will Fedder
@willfedder.bsky.social
Build The Map 🗺️. Baltimore stuff. Some type of bus operations knower
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By enabling “gentle density,” @mayorbmscott.bsky.social
zoning legislation will support real people with real needs in my neighborhood. Anxieties about it, while sincere, are misplaced. tinyurl.com/29z4wv3f [OP-ED]
zoning legislation will support real people with real needs in my neighborhood. Anxieties about it, while sincere, are misplaced. tinyurl.com/29z4wv3f [OP-ED]
Scott’s zoning bills will support real people with real needs by enabling “gentle density” | Baltimore Brew
The changes will make Baltimore a city that welcomes new residents and gives longtime neighbors more options to stay. [OP-ED]
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November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
By enabling “gentle density,” @mayorbmscott.bsky.social
zoning legislation will support real people with real needs in my neighborhood. Anxieties about it, while sincere, are misplaced. tinyurl.com/29z4wv3f [OP-ED]
zoning legislation will support real people with real needs in my neighborhood. Anxieties about it, while sincere, are misplaced. tinyurl.com/29z4wv3f [OP-ED]
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A large body of research shows that building market rate homes in a neighborhood makes nearby housing more affordable, but it appears that #LosAngeles Mayor Karen Bass is either unaware of that research or doesn't believe it.
www.lewis.ucla.edu/research/mar...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/research/mar...
Research Roundup: The Effect of Market-Rate Development on Neighborhood Rents
A roundup of recent research that has delved into the neighborhood-level impacts of market-rate housing.
www.lewis.ucla.edu
November 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A large body of research shows that building market rate homes in a neighborhood makes nearby housing more affordable, but it appears that #LosAngeles Mayor Karen Bass is either unaware of that research or doesn't believe it.
www.lewis.ucla.edu/research/mar...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/research/mar...
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Trump Admin is planning to ask Congress to dramatically cut funding for transit as part of the 2026 infrastructure law.
The proposal would eliminate the transit account, which funds billions of dollars in capital expenses. It would also prevent states from “flexing” roads funds for transit.
The proposal would eliminate the transit account, which funds billions of dollars in capital expenses. It would also prevent states from “flexing” roads funds for transit.
POLITICO Pro: Trump administration proposals seek to eliminate transit funding
DOT recently sent two proposals to the White House budget office seeking to pare back transit money.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Trump Admin is planning to ask Congress to dramatically cut funding for transit as part of the 2026 infrastructure law.
The proposal would eliminate the transit account, which funds billions of dollars in capital expenses. It would also prevent states from “flexing” roads funds for transit.
The proposal would eliminate the transit account, which funds billions of dollars in capital expenses. It would also prevent states from “flexing” roads funds for transit.
It’s good to see one of these tweets and be like, “Oh yeah: done and done. On to the next issue.”
I’ve worked on parking policies in a lot of cities, and every city should be looking at getting rid of minimum parking requirements, while considering maximum parking requirements downtown & around transit stations.
At an absolute minimum though, REMOVE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
At an absolute minimum though, REMOVE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
November 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
It’s good to see one of these tweets and be like, “Oh yeah: done and done. On to the next issue.”
MY left-YIMBY millennial Mayor has been signing every zoning reform bill that comes across his desk, is asking for even more to he sent his way, and is now playing Subway Builder on stream. What is your mayor getting into these days?
We're playing Subway Builder and Baltimore transportation with Mayor Brandon Scott. Watch the live stream now!
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEnL...
We're playing Subway Builder with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott
We’re gonna play Subway Builder with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott in a livestream on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. We’ll talk about transit issues, video games and more.
#Baltimore #BrandonScott…
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November 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
MY left-YIMBY millennial Mayor has been signing every zoning reform bill that comes across his desk, is asking for even more to he sent his way, and is now playing Subway Builder on stream. What is your mayor getting into these days?
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‘Truly disappointing’ to see @bmorerenters.bsky.social shut down comments on this post just because it was being pointed out that actual Affordable housing groups like Habitat for Humanity and Healthcare for the Homeless testified in support of these bills. It’s a matter of record - why hide it?
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
‘Truly disappointing’ to see @bmorerenters.bsky.social shut down comments on this post just because it was being pointed out that actual Affordable housing groups like Habitat for Humanity and Healthcare for the Homeless testified in support of these bills. It’s a matter of record - why hide it?
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Have seen Zohran & Rama characterized in a lot of memetic ways including black cat gf/golden retriever bf but really the dynamic is much more powerful. This is Art School GF/Civ 5 BF. The strongest of all possible couplings
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Have seen Zohran & Rama characterized in a lot of memetic ways including black cat gf/golden retriever bf but really the dynamic is much more powerful. This is Art School GF/Civ 5 BF. The strongest of all possible couplings
City of Neighborhoods (Neighbors not welcome!)
BRU, no!! No.
More housing supply is actually good for renters.
More housing supply is actually good for renters.
November 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
City of Neighborhoods (Neighbors not welcome!)
Amtrak’s span of service could really be better. I should be able to catch a Northeast Regional out of DC at 2 AM. What’s the point of having this Center of Global Empire if it’s only a 9-5 city?
November 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Amtrak’s span of service could really be better. I should be able to catch a Northeast Regional out of DC at 2 AM. What’s the point of having this Center of Global Empire if it’s only a 9-5 city?
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The assumption here is that there is compelling research or data for the existing land use or that there is no need to justify the status quo.
October 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The assumption here is that there is compelling research or data for the existing land use or that there is no need to justify the status quo.
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"Baltimore City real estate is not a closed market"
Yes, that's precisely why zoning cannot be controlled at the local level.
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Yes, that's precisely why zoning cannot be controlled at the local level.
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Local control over zoning is a government failure, because restrictive zoning imposes a negative externality on non-residents who are priced out. Higher-level governments need to set zoning policy to internalize the externality.
October 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"Baltimore City real estate is not a closed market"
Yes, that's precisely why zoning cannot be controlled at the local level.
bsky.app/profile/mich...
Yes, that's precisely why zoning cannot be controlled at the local level.
bsky.app/profile/mich...
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Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."
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i think martin o malley owes the mayor of new york an apology
"i don't know anything about this guy in new york, mavdammy, mandavi... zorro, whatever"
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
i think martin o malley owes the mayor of new york an apology
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what a night to be a left of center politics sicko man
The latest, 11pm:
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG; & gain in House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—Krasner & Bragg win
—JD's half-brother loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
+ Dem are leading to flip so many local offices.
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG; & gain in House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—Krasner & Bragg win
—JD's half-brother loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
+ Dem are leading to flip so many local offices.
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
what a night to be a left of center politics sicko man
Folks…we’ve got a signature.
Not that it was ever in doubt, of course! Mayor Scott aggressively pushed for this housing package
Not that it was ever in doubt, of course! Mayor Scott aggressively pushed for this housing package
November 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Folks…we’ve got a signature.
Not that it was ever in doubt, of course! Mayor Scott aggressively pushed for this housing package
Not that it was ever in doubt, of course! Mayor Scott aggressively pushed for this housing package
And we’re not done yet, folks! The Planning Commission unanimously approved Bill 25-0066 - Allowing low-density multi-family where only single-family is currently allowed. Now, ➡️ to the Land Use & Transportation Committee
This one allows SFH➡️MFH conversions broadly, and may be the toughest fight
This one allows SFH➡️MFH conversions broadly, and may be the toughest fight
Attention: for all you housing lovers along the Northeast Corridor - Baltimore’s City Council just passed single-stair reform AND repealed residential parking minimums AND reduced setback requirements one-after-another this evening
October 31, 2025 at 12:26 AM
And we’re not done yet, folks! The Planning Commission unanimously approved Bill 25-0066 - Allowing low-density multi-family where only single-family is currently allowed. Now, ➡️ to the Land Use & Transportation Committee
This one allows SFH➡️MFH conversions broadly, and may be the toughest fight
This one allows SFH➡️MFH conversions broadly, and may be the toughest fight
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Never bet against Baltimore.
Attention: for all you housing lovers along the Northeast Corridor - Baltimore’s City Council just passed single-stair reform AND repealed residential parking minimums AND reduced setback requirements one-after-another this evening
October 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Never bet against Baltimore.
Attention: for all you housing lovers along the Northeast Corridor - Baltimore’s City Council just passed single-stair reform AND repealed residential parking minimums AND reduced setback requirements one-after-another this evening
October 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Attention: for all you housing lovers along the Northeast Corridor - Baltimore’s City Council just passed single-stair reform AND repealed residential parking minimums AND reduced setback requirements one-after-another this evening
If you cut them in half, sometimes you get to run them more often, and that’s beautiful
Buses and trains
July 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
If you cut them in half, sometimes you get to run them more often, and that’s beautiful
It’s funny how insurance companies like CareFirst give you the thinnest, flimsiest, and most loseable paper insurance cards possible.
Like, I get that they don’t want you to make any claims, but …come on. Take a little pride in how you present yourselves!
Like, I get that they don’t want you to make any claims, but …come on. Take a little pride in how you present yourselves!
June 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
It’s funny how insurance companies like CareFirst give you the thinnest, flimsiest, and most loseable paper insurance cards possible.
Like, I get that they don’t want you to make any claims, but …come on. Take a little pride in how you present yourselves!
Like, I get that they don’t want you to make any claims, but …come on. Take a little pride in how you present yourselves!
Operational success; my dad volunteered. He doesn’t speak Spanish or practice immigration law, but he came with the right paperwork via an assist from Councilman Parker’s office.
+my dad is simply That Dude, and projects a lawyerly aura that commands the respect of any mid-level fed
+my dad is simply That Dude, and projects a lawyerly aura that commands the respect of any mid-level fed
Urgent ICE related request to my followers: are there Spanish-speaking attorneys free tomorrow to help get a message/medicine to someone in detention in downtown Baltimore TOMORROW (June 6) morning?
We’ve got an attorney, but he doesn’t speak Spanish. Let me know if you know someone in pinch
We’ve got an attorney, but he doesn’t speak Spanish. Let me know if you know someone in pinch
June 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Operational success; my dad volunteered. He doesn’t speak Spanish or practice immigration law, but he came with the right paperwork via an assist from Councilman Parker’s office.
+my dad is simply That Dude, and projects a lawyerly aura that commands the respect of any mid-level fed
+my dad is simply That Dude, and projects a lawyerly aura that commands the respect of any mid-level fed
Urgent ICE related request to my followers: are there Spanish-speaking attorneys free tomorrow to help get a message/medicine to someone in detention in downtown Baltimore TOMORROW (June 6) morning?
We’ve got an attorney, but he doesn’t speak Spanish. Let me know if you know someone in pinch
We’ve got an attorney, but he doesn’t speak Spanish. Let me know if you know someone in pinch
June 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Urgent ICE related request to my followers: are there Spanish-speaking attorneys free tomorrow to help get a message/medicine to someone in detention in downtown Baltimore TOMORROW (June 6) morning?
We’ve got an attorney, but he doesn’t speak Spanish. Let me know if you know someone in pinch
We’ve got an attorney, but he doesn’t speak Spanish. Let me know if you know someone in pinch
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Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert: "Recent operations in Gaza have nothing to do with legitimate war goals... Israel is committing war crimes [and] headed by Netanyahu [is] actively, unhesitatingly and with malice aforethought pursuing a policy of starvation." www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
Enough is enough. Israel is committing war crimes | Opinion
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May 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert: "Recent operations in Gaza have nothing to do with legitimate war goals... Israel is committing war crimes [and] headed by Netanyahu [is] actively, unhesitatingly and with malice aforethought pursuing a policy of starvation." www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...