Thinking of last night’s housing abundance meetup in Stamford, and it’s amazing how welcoming, optimistic, and fun the movement is. I look at NIMBYs—who have no answers for the future and are full of resentment—and the contrast couldn’t be clearer. Build homes🏡 have fun🍺

This sounds familiar 😂

3⃣ Zoning is more restrictive of density in suburban areas, particularly in the Northeast Northeast has country has some of the highest lot size requirements. Even CA does not have crazy bulk regulations — the West instead use housing process more to regulate housing.

Next time someone tells you that single family detached homes are somehow better for the environment (I know, but it happens), you can point them to this analysis that Jonathan Rose Co. NY conducted for U.S. EPA. It is new to me. epa.gov/sites/default/…

Jerome Powell YIMBYism—"The real issue with housing is that we have had and are on track to continue to have not enough housing...it's hard to zone lots in places where people want to live...the supply question will have to be dealt with by the market and by government"

Build baby build! 🏘️🏘️🏘️🚉🚴🏽🚍🏘️🏘️🏘️

Begging for lawsuits!

This piece marks the start of land use attorney Timothy Hollister's five part series outlining the key issues surrounding affordable housing and possible paths forwards. Check out the full Op-Ed here:  ctmirror.org/2024/09/23/aff…

STARTING SOON: Our webinar on affordable housing plan scorecards will go live on zoom, TODAY @ 12pm. Join below to hear more!! rpa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Housing friends! Excited to have Pete Harrison of Regional Plan / DesegregateCT on the latest episode of The Housing Problem podcast, out today on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please check it out.

Had a great time joining The Housing Problem podcast to talk shop about DesegregateCT Regional Plan’s work on zoning reform in CT! Always happy to spread the pro-homes gospel 🤙 podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theho…

Check out this ep of The Housing Problem podcast featuring Pete Harrison in a conversation that covers his history in housing, the CT Zoning Atlas, some key problems within the current housing market, and hopeful pro-homes steps forward for CT! open.spotify.com/episode/0d0Nk0…

Attorney Tim Hollister has authored a series on Connecticut land use law and recommended reforms which should be read by anyone with in interest in CT's housing situation: ctmirror.org/2024/09/23/aff…

It’s been a slow process but local gov’s are finally starting to understand that the safety of their community and health of their economy means prioritizing people over cars and walking/biking/riding over parking. This is what Transit Oriented Communities offer for us all 🙌