No one self selects into to a 2 hour long in person meeting because they are happy with what's proposed. They come to complain. This kind of consultation is fundamentally biased, and that's why Greater Canberra recommended representative sampling. greatercanberra.org/blog/our-submi…

Caravan parks are overflowing with people who've been left behind by a lack of affordable housing. In the lead up to World Homeless Day, we’re highlighting issues that have led to our alarming housing shortage – and some steps we could take to help fix it. yimbyqld.com.au/world-homeless…

Media Release: Queensland Housing Summit YIMBYQld was fortunate to have a presence at last week’s Housing Summit. Read our full take on the day's outcomes: yimbyqld.com.au/media-release-… #qldhousingsummit #housingaffordability #yimby

Intensification doesn't have to mean shoebox living in skyscrapers. This 3-storey complex near public transport in Lower Hutt, NZ is a fantastic example of medium-density, car-free housing that we currently can't build in most Qld residential areas. Say yes to gentle density!

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Our recent article about how the housing crisis affects other issues is available to read at onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?artic…

Another cracker of an article from Jerusalem on supply scepticism and denial. A brief thread on the phenomena in Australia, and how it creates real barriers to solving our housing crisis. #Urbanism #Canberra #Housing theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

New Blog Alert! yimbyqld.com.au/missing-middle…

✳️ Housing is a climate issue. ✳️ Housing is a biodiversity issue. ✳️ Housing is an energy issue. We’ll never achieve true sustainability without building a lot more housing in our urbanized communities.

🧵Housing density near jobs & transit is climate action. Sprawl fuels climate change. This map of the Bay Area says it all. “Households in denser neighborhoods close to city centers tend to be responsible for fewer greenhouse gases than households in the rest of the country.”

The more people that choose to walk, bike and take public transit to get around, the better cities work for EVERYONE, including DRIVERS. Anyone still claiming this is a “war on the car” doesn’t understand how cities work. HT Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  for graphic.

The case for upzoning around mass transit: "The cost of preserving leafy suburbs around train stations is borne by those renters and first home buyers who are forced to move further out into sprawling suburbs with limited services and access to jobs." smh.com.au/national/nsw/m…

Say it with us: housing policy is climate policy #yimby youtube.com/watch?v=Ql13qx…

That separated, protected lane ABSOLUTELY fights #ClimateChange. And air pollution. And inequality. And preventable diseases. And public health cost increases. And cost of living increases. And tax increases. And it supports economic devt & allows more trips in a lot less space.

We can either design cities & communities for people where normal physical activity is an almost invisible part of daily life, or we can design places for cars where physical activity requires extraordinary effort. My comments on Australia’s News Breakfast