Achieving this goal will be considerably easier if we pass the bipartisan state-level housing supply bills on the table in Harrisburg #HB1976 #HB2045 #HB1988 #SB1126

The modal response to this thread (⤵️) has been 'YIMBYism is doomed.'

I don't think that's right. Here's why:
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Thoroughly enjoyed moderating a conversation last week with @Alex_Armlovich Salim Furth and National Apartment Association's Jason Lynn on the importance of removing government barriers to a more robust housing stock. It's time to unravel the red tape holding back options for families. Niskanen Center

🥳New papers! A cornucopia! (well, 3).🎆

#1: 'What State Housing Policies Do Voters Want? Evidence from a Platform-Choice Experiment' (w/Clayton Nall & Stan Oklobdzija)

written for a JPIPE symposium on political economy of housing

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

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To put in context the 109,000 #CityofYes homes forecasted over 15 years:

-It's ~20% of NYC's housing need (solid start, but just a start)

-12x larger than Gowanus rezoning

-30x larger than Soho/Noho rezoning

-Only 60% of the 183,000 homes Houston permitted the last 15 years

Trigger warning⚠️

Do not read this if you're not ready to discover the extent to which unregulated, fully commodified new market rate apartments can immediately serve low-income 60% AMI households at LIHTC rents

New at Vital City: NYC Planning Director Dan Garodnick on why a zoning rethink is long overdue: vitalcitynyc.org/articles/when-…