Cranes n Trains

Just one more lane. We just need one more, I swear, then we’ll be finished.

New post TL;DR: Nathanael Lauster - @Lausterna on Bsky & Mstdn and I estimate that planning decisions preventing recent apartment buildings in YVR from being 20% taller are resulting in an annual redistribution of half a billion dollars from renters to existing landlords via higher rents. doodles.mountainmath.ca/blog/2024/04/1…

Here's an excerpt from the 1928 Master Plan that segregated Austin into east and west. This was the basis for the minimum lot size adopted in the zoning code of 1930 & brought to its current level in 1946.

Also look at this context, 8 pages prior, to see what so alarmed them

It’s time to play ball. 👀

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Adam is awesome. A strong pro-housing candidate and a good guy. If YIMBYLAND was a real place, he would certainly be a member of its city council.

Give him your money if you have some to give.

I'm getting a lot of these lately... seems like the W's are becoming much less rare than people think 🤔

Council is considering allowing smaller lots in Austin as part of HOME 2. The data shows a clear relationship between minimum lot size and affordability in Texas cities.

Austinites don't need rambling country estates. They need homes. Let's get this done!