In part because of who I'm connected with on social media, and in part because it seems to be where most of the action is, I tend to follow local housing and land-use politics more closely in West Coast jurisdictions. In many ways, the housing...
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An amusing story out of Seattle yesterday, courtesy of excellent local journalist Erica C. Barnett. By way of background, one thing that's changed in the last 10 years or so.
From Seattle: Councilmember Cathy Moore came out swinging against the extremely modest, geographically limited density increases Mayor Bruce Harrell proposed in his comprehensive plan update on Monday, taking aim at straw “urbanists” who,.
City of Berkeley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons In 1916, New York City enacted its first-in-the-nation zoning ordinance. This kicked off a rapid and radical shift in land use governance in the United States, soon to be promoted by the Herbert Hoover's Commerce department, which...
I don't know if this is an important enough supreme court decision to trigger commentary from Paul or Scott, but a decision of some interest to those of us who.
In the last decade or so, the status quo of near-total deference to local governments on housing and land use policy, leading to exclusionary policies that create economy and middle.
A bit of context about Providence first. The city is pretty divided by race and class. The East Side, near Brown, is the rich part of town. It is filled with people in pricey single family homes who vote for Democrats and love them some...
Can't build dense housing because of the.....historical nature of a highway! Members of the Merritt Parkway Conservancy are urging town officials to reject a project that will build 120 units.
With Trump still talking about dumping undocumented immigrants on left-leaning voting districts as a classic example of the central Republican governing doctrine of fuck liberals, I am awaiting two responses..
Shorter residents of luxury Brooklyn Heights condos: "We love the idea of affordable housing, but if it affects our view, send them to Newark."