Put differently, if America had European "style" suburbs, much of the debate on affordability and density would not exist as it does today. That's how much of an improvement it would be at face value. It would immediately solve entire housing crises in at least several key regions, if not all.
This is true but glides over the fact that what passes as a suburb in e.g. England or France is already anywhere from x3-x5 more dense than their American counterpart. You are comparing things that are categorically different and are thus irrelevant to the American context lol
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Put differently, if America had European "style" suburbs, much of the debate on affordability and density would not exist as it does today. That's how much of an improvement it would be at face value. It would immediately solve entire housing crises in at least several key regions, if not all.
Trump's pilfering billions from military housing and disaster aid to fuel his border wall frenzy, gutting support for troops and storm victims as crises mount. #BorderWall
November 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Trump's pilfering billions from military housing and disaster aid to fuel his border wall frenzy, gutting support for troops and storm victims as crises mount. #BorderWall
some cities absolutely have true housing crises, no question. But Americans also keep wanting more and bigger & that’s a problem.
November 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
some cities absolutely have true housing crises, no question. But Americans also keep wanting more and bigger & that’s a problem.
What, precisely, is the crisis? When will it be resolved? People have been talking about housing crises since the 80s. I agree that there’s a long-run upward drift in housing costs; I agree some high-cost metros have real issues. But what are we seeing right now that’s a nationwide crisis?
Stancil being a housing crisis denier is the darnedest thing
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
What, precisely, is the crisis? When will it be resolved? People have been talking about housing crises since the 80s. I agree that there’s a long-run upward drift in housing costs; I agree some high-cost metros have real issues. But what are we seeing right now that’s a nationwide crisis?
I have lived through an actual housing crisis and, like most crises, it was the product of COLLAPSE. In 2008 millions of people lost their homes, while also losing their incomes. The homeownership rate dropped sharply. That’s a crisis! What we have now is something more complicated.
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I have lived through an actual housing crisis and, like most crises, it was the product of COLLAPSE. In 2008 millions of people lost their homes, while also losing their incomes. The homeownership rate dropped sharply. That’s a crisis! What we have now is something more complicated.
There are many beautiful lovely positive incredible superlative qualities of mexico but "ultra-woke" ain't one of them. Maybe if you ran a candidate that actually promised to address the housing and affordability crises instead of waffling about small businesses you'd get some motion fuckass
November 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
There are many beautiful lovely positive incredible superlative qualities of mexico but "ultra-woke" ain't one of them. Maybe if you ran a candidate that actually promised to address the housing and affordability crises instead of waffling about small businesses you'd get some motion fuckass
“Opinion: Beware of the judicial review red herring
..restricting access to justice unlikely to speed up housing & infrastructure. What it will do is undermine one of few tools left to hold govt to account in midst of climate, biodiversity & pollution crises”
www.irishlegal.com/articles/opi...
..restricting access to justice unlikely to speed up housing & infrastructure. What it will do is undermine one of few tools left to hold govt to account in midst of climate, biodiversity & pollution crises”
www.irishlegal.com/articles/opi...
Opinion: Beware of the judicial review red herring
Dr Orla Kelleher pushes back against the narrative that judicial reviews are to blame for the housing crisis. In recent weeks, journalists, developers, tech entrepreneurs, the Minister for the Environ...
www.irishlegal.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
“Opinion: Beware of the judicial review red herring
..restricting access to justice unlikely to speed up housing & infrastructure. What it will do is undermine one of few tools left to hold govt to account in midst of climate, biodiversity & pollution crises”
www.irishlegal.com/articles/opi...
..restricting access to justice unlikely to speed up housing & infrastructure. What it will do is undermine one of few tools left to hold govt to account in midst of climate, biodiversity & pollution crises”
www.irishlegal.com/articles/opi...
One of the housing crises in the 1980's was the collapse of home values in Rust Belt cities depopulated by flight to suburbs or to the recently-airconditioned South & Southwest.
In '85 I had a friend in DeKalb IL who was still saddled by his former house (its mortgage>>market value) in Pittsburgh
In '85 I had a friend in DeKalb IL who was still saddled by his former house (its mortgage>>market value) in Pittsburgh
What, precisely, is the crisis? When will it be resolved? People have been talking about housing crises since the 80s. I agree that there’s a long-run upward drift in housing costs; I agree some high-cost metros have real issues. But what are we seeing right now that’s a nationwide crisis?
Stancil being a housing crisis denier is the darnedest thing
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
One of the housing crises in the 1980's was the collapse of home values in Rust Belt cities depopulated by flight to suburbs or to the recently-airconditioned South & Southwest.
In '85 I had a friend in DeKalb IL who was still saddled by his former house (its mortgage>>market value) in Pittsburgh
In '85 I had a friend in DeKalb IL who was still saddled by his former house (its mortgage>>market value) in Pittsburgh
They also proved that the current surge of interest in a more ambitious progressive movement is not contained to one city. Some of the solutions they've drafted to the crises affecting all North American cities, especially housing, already have proven results. Excited to see what Seattle does next.
Almost certainly Seattle. Population went from 600k->800k, the city went from no rail system to a top-10 busiest network, region became an absolute economic powerhouse, there’s a total transformation of the waterfront, and so much more
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
They also proved that the current surge of interest in a more ambitious progressive movement is not contained to one city. Some of the solutions they've drafted to the crises affecting all North American cities, especially housing, already have proven results. Excited to see what Seattle does next.
A reminder that the crises routinely treated as separate—housing, food, climate, healthcare, electricity—are anything but.
This moment in America makes it glaringly clear: each feeds the other, driven by the same rapacious, profit-maximizing forces.
This moment in America makes it glaringly clear: each feeds the other, driven by the same rapacious, profit-maximizing forces.
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A reminder that the crises routinely treated as separate—housing, food, climate, healthcare, electricity—are anything but.
This moment in America makes it glaringly clear: each feeds the other, driven by the same rapacious, profit-maximizing forces.
This moment in America makes it glaringly clear: each feeds the other, driven by the same rapacious, profit-maximizing forces.
Hence why college towns have absolutely the worst NIMBYism and thus the worst housing affordability crises
November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hence why college towns have absolutely the worst NIMBYism and thus the worst housing affordability crises
Governments the world over are pledging to do everything possible to address housing crises, as long as it doesn't involve being accountable for actually building any housing.
the government scrapping annual housing targets and instead setting a five-year target that conveniently isn't until after the next general election so in four years time they can be like "we might make it to 300,000, but only if you reelect us!"
November 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Governments the world over are pledging to do everything possible to address housing crises, as long as it doesn't involve being accountable for actually building any housing.
charity & vounteerism will not solve the structural and systemic issues that led to our housing and homelessnes crises.
one would hope a mayor would understand that.
one would hope a mayor would understand that.
NEW STORY // Harrell Concedes to Wilson, Ushering in a New Era in Seattle
Story by Doug Trumm via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/14/h...
Story by Doug Trumm via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/14/h...
Harrell Concedes to Wilson, Ushering in a New Era in Seattle » The Urbanist
# On Thursday, Mayor Bruce Harrell conceded the election to progressive challenger Katie Wilson, surrounded by supporters in the lobby of Seattle City Hall. His speech vacillated between a conciliator...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
charity & vounteerism will not solve the structural and systemic issues that led to our housing and homelessnes crises.
one would hope a mayor would understand that.
one would hope a mayor would understand that.
I do not care if a state construction company will take many years to come to fruition. We are in this position because decisions are made in terms of 5 year electoral cycles. We need to start solving the housing crises our kids will be facing 15/20/30 years from now. #spéirgorm
🗣️ "We need a state construction company," says People Before Profit–Solidarity TD Richard Boyd Barrett.
"How many years would it take to set that up?" asks guest host Fionnán Sheahan.
#TonightVMTV
"How many years would it take to set that up?" asks guest host Fionnán Sheahan.
#TonightVMTV
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I do not care if a state construction company will take many years to come to fruition. We are in this position because decisions are made in terms of 5 year electoral cycles. We need to start solving the housing crises our kids will be facing 15/20/30 years from now. #spéirgorm
We always look to prior crises to try to understand current risks and I think because we never did bad mortgage underwriting and household/bank leverage are fine people are struggling to understand the risks created by the price imbalance we have in the housing market.
November 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We always look to prior crises to try to understand current risks and I think because we never did bad mortgage underwriting and household/bank leverage are fine people are struggling to understand the risks created by the price imbalance we have in the housing market.
Ugh. Education isn't the only place from which our disabled community are being erased. See mental health crises going unanswered, watch out for policy changes to disabled housing coming soon, funding cuts to community support groups.
The "unproductive" parts of society are a problem to be removed.
The "unproductive" parts of society are a problem to be removed.
November 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Ugh. Education isn't the only place from which our disabled community are being erased. See mental health crises going unanswered, watch out for policy changes to disabled housing coming soon, funding cuts to community support groups.
The "unproductive" parts of society are a problem to be removed.
The "unproductive" parts of society are a problem to be removed.
crises have many parents before they happen and at most one after.
was 2008 really about housing? did the housing market just do that? had not the regulators, the fed, lawmakers all had their part of the thing before it exploded?
was 2008 really about housing? did the housing market just do that? had not the regulators, the fed, lawmakers all had their part of the thing before it exploded?
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
crises have many parents before they happen and at most one after.
was 2008 really about housing? did the housing market just do that? had not the regulators, the fed, lawmakers all had their part of the thing before it exploded?
was 2008 really about housing? did the housing market just do that? had not the regulators, the fed, lawmakers all had their part of the thing before it exploded?
212: born here 75 years ago. Listened all day. Agree with almost all. This is what democracy looks like. I am privileged. This is austerity. This is an existential crisis. Housing crisis. Climate crisis. Cost of living crisis. All these crises are linked. I’m angry at all levels of government.
November 13, 2025 at 4:38 AM
212: born here 75 years ago. Listened all day. Agree with almost all. This is what democracy looks like. I am privileged. This is austerity. This is an existential crisis. Housing crisis. Climate crisis. Cost of living crisis. All these crises are linked. I’m angry at all levels of government.
we are failing to seriously address our housing crises & climate adaptation
'We must adapt to the challenge of climate change and offer local residents a more peaceful, more pleasant and more protective environment for their health. That's the whole point.' - Paris Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social .
'We must adapt to the challenge of climate change and offer local residents a more peaceful, more pleasant and more protective environment for their health. That's the whole point.' - Paris Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social .
i am cleaning up files and ran across my public comment on the comprehensive plan EIS scoping report (from 2022!), and man...
i cannot express what a massively wasted opportunity and exercise harrell's comp plan update has been.
i cannot express what a massively wasted opportunity and exercise harrell's comp plan update has been.
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
we are failing to seriously address our housing crises & climate adaptation
'We must adapt to the challenge of climate change and offer local residents a more peaceful, more pleasant and more protective environment for their health. That's the whole point.' - Paris Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social .
'We must adapt to the challenge of climate change and offer local residents a more peaceful, more pleasant and more protective environment for their health. That's the whole point.' - Paris Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social .
“If Montreal isn't learning from the cities around the world that are finding new ways to solve the housing, affordability and climate crises, we may as well give up now and call ourselves Calgary 2.”
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
Montreal needs to learn from other cities
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
Montreal needs to learn from other cities
Montreal needs to learn from other cities
Montreal needs to learn from other cities. Part one in our wish-list for the city's mayor-elect Soraya Martinez Ferrada.
cultmtl.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“If Montreal isn't learning from the cities around the world that are finding new ways to solve the housing, affordability and climate crises, we may as well give up now and call ourselves Calgary 2.”
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
Montreal needs to learn from other cities
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
Montreal needs to learn from other cities
The same fascist rhetoric today as was seen in the German Reich regarding housing crises.
The real cause is capitalism.
My film ‘Fires and Fascism’ explores these links: fires-and-fascism.co.uk
The real cause is capitalism.
My film ‘Fires and Fascism’ explores these links: fires-and-fascism.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The same fascist rhetoric today as was seen in the German Reich regarding housing crises.
The real cause is capitalism.
My film ‘Fires and Fascism’ explores these links: fires-and-fascism.co.uk
The real cause is capitalism.
My film ‘Fires and Fascism’ explores these links: fires-and-fascism.co.uk
Justice "Anti-immigrant sentiment is surging in Canada, with politicians and far-right pundits blaming newcomers for crises in housing, health care, and unemployment. Scapegoating immigrants diverts attention from the real causes and fuels racism at a time when solidarity is most needed."
The myth of the immigrant threat
Anti-immigrant sentiment is surging in Canada, with politicians and far-right pundits blaming newcomers for crises in housing, health care, and unemployment. But these problems stem from policy failur...
canadiandimension.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Justice "Anti-immigrant sentiment is surging in Canada, with politicians and far-right pundits blaming newcomers for crises in housing, health care, and unemployment. Scapegoating immigrants diverts attention from the real causes and fuels racism at a time when solidarity is most needed."
This has long been in the making and is a critical challenge for policy makers. One tends to assume those renting are younger, more transient populations. However, as our housing crises continue unabated families & elderly tenants will be the norm. In a volatile PRS that is deeply problematic.
The rapid rise of renters in their 60s: ‘I hate the idea of house-sharing – but I have no choice’.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The rapid rise of renters in their 60s: ‘I hate the idea of house-sharing – but I have no choice’
It is often assumed that people of retirement age will no longer have housing costs to cover. But for a significant and growing group, this is far from the case
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
This has long been in the making and is a critical challenge for policy makers. One tends to assume those renting are younger, more transient populations. However, as our housing crises continue unabated families & elderly tenants will be the norm. In a volatile PRS that is deeply problematic.
The harshness of the Summers/IMF/US Treasury bailout terms led Asian governments to conclude they could not rely on solidarity internationally. They began accumulating large dollar reserves to hedge against future crises, fueling massive rise in US housing prices & the 2007 bubble/financial crisis.
November 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The harshness of the Summers/IMF/US Treasury bailout terms led Asian governments to conclude they could not rely on solidarity internationally. They began accumulating large dollar reserves to hedge against future crises, fueling massive rise in US housing prices & the 2007 bubble/financial crisis.
@futurebird spent most of my life moving from housing crisis to housing crisis, often homeless to stay near jobs. I burned out completely, and the only firm criteria I had the last time we lost fighting an eviction is no more cities with housing crises. Looked for cheap cities in Europe, landed […]
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November 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
@futurebird spent most of my life moving from housing crisis to housing crisis, often homeless to stay near jobs. I burned out completely, and the only firm criteria I had the last time we lost fighting an eviction is no more cities with housing crises. Looked for cheap cities in Europe, landed […]