So many other cities could use a bit of whatever it is that Spokane has in its water.

As cities all over the US try to figure out what to do with a glut of empty street-level retail spaces, most still *require* new apartment buildings to add to the glut, which also makes housing more scarce and expensive. State legislation could fix that! multihousingnews.com/reimagining-ha…

Baltimore has a smart solution for fully funding IZ without relying on one-size-fits-all fuzzy math. It grants a tax exemption equivalent to the rent revenue lost on the required BMR units, based on rents for market rate units in the same building. ballardspahr.com/insights/alert…

YIMBY twitter, what’s your favorite building without any off-street parking?

Fixing building codes is the next frontier after zoning reform for creating abundant housing. WA has started chipping away at it with a single-stair bill and a bill to move middle housing to the residential code. Those two battles have just begun and there's lots more to do.

“…the trend is growing across the country, and it’s only a matter of time until Washington state starts implementing these changes.” -Zack Zappone 🥳

Hey housing twitter, do you know of any cities with mandatory IZ programs that use property tax abatements to offset the cost of the affordability requirement? Only ones I know of are Portland, Baltimore, and Shoreline, WA. Chattanooga's program isn't mandatory.

People are saying cnbc.com/2024/08/14/her…

Must watch new video from Vancouver virtuoso Uytae Lee on why building high-density multifamily housing is good for overall affordability even if it's expensive, and why detached houses are the true luxury housing. youtube.com/watch?v=pbQAr3…

The hugeasscity to whitehouse pipeline hugeasscity.com

Seattle office tower facadomy on hold

YIMBYs for Harris doing their thing right now, listen in! yimbysforharris.com

What’s the floor plan of this whacky skinny thing? (East Hastings, Vancouver)

Parking reform is a climate solution. grist.org/fix/grist-50/2…