This is the goal, but also, a more vibrant and prosperous society.
California YIMBY@cayimby.bsky.social · 6d agoAustin grew its housing stock by 10.5% from 2021 to 2025, versus 3.2% nationally. Rents fell from above $1,600 to about $1,300, with the biggest drops in older, cheaper buildings.
It's fair to say regulation is yimby's top priority. What's wrong is that "regulatory reform" is a euphemism for deregulation. The yimby program is the opposite of dergulation; it seeks to impose uniform rules on a chaotic system of arbitrary local decisions made by small local interest groups.
Another map bites the dust! "Lake Ontario" is now "Lake America" on the National Weather Service's online radar map. Meanwhile, MapQuest stays the course with "Lake Ontario" More details: www.capitalweather.com/national-wea...
Today I took my kids to a beach that is backed by a bit of forest and wow the beach and water were overrun with spotted lantern flies. Did you know they can swim? Oh yes, they appear to enjoy swimming. And they're dumb as cicadas, flying into me constantly. It was not pleasant.
I'll be at this happy hour! Come chat with me and the Wheaton planners.
Montgomery for All@montgomery4all.bsky.social · 2mo agoLet's talk Wheaton! 🙌 Join us on September 24th for a Wheaton Plan happy hour at Sabor Mixteco. RSVP so we know how much chips and guac to order 😉: secure.everyaction.com/_3j0pVhCkkGM...
This is what the start of a 1,000- person Hill Family Biking ride looks like!
Rose (dark) spinning the tire so her & her brother Buddy (orange) can watch the reflector go round & round.
This is not even close to the most important thing about Trump's unprovoked aggression against Canada, but since housing policy is my lane, I'm required to note that launching a trade war against a major source of imported lumber is a great way to spike housing costs even further.
In a gold rush, the winning move isn't to sell shovels, it's to own the land under the shovel store 🫠🙃😐🌉💸
I’m in Wheaton tonight testifying in support of Friendship Commons — 500+ new homes next to Metro on the former GEICO campus in Friendship Heights, MD! Thank you to everyone who took action through our @betterdcregion.bsky.social alert ✨
📢📢📢 Friendship Commons plans are APPROVED! 🤩🎉
Carrie Kisicki@cmkisicki.bsky.social · 3mo agoI’m in Wheaton tonight testifying in support of Friendship Commons — 500+ new homes next to Metro on the former GEICO campus in Friendship Heights, MD! Thank you to everyone who took action through our @betterdcregion.bsky.social alert ✨
My last story about DC for a while: Trying to figure out why buses slowing down 51st.news/metro-tried-...
Metro tried to make bus service better. Somehow, ridership and speeds are both down
A year after Better Bus, reviews are mixed.
51st.news
A rainbow and a reset. After the storms, this stunning rainbow stretched across the DC skyline toward the Jefferson Memorial. It marked the end of the heat wave, the end of today's storm threat, and the clearing of much of the wildfire smoke. 📷: Edward MacNabb
can’t make this stuff up: people in Friendship Heights, which has the highest population density of any city in the US, are afraid that someone could build a high-rise apartment building www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...
![screenshot from Wikipedia: “[Friendship Heights] is almost entirely occupied by high-rise residential buildings. It has the highest population density of any census-designated place or city in the United States. In fact, its density exceeds that of the New York City borough of Manhattan, which itself is coextensive with the United States' most dense county. The 2010 population of Friendship Village Heights was 4,698, giving it a population density of 88,432 per square mile, versus Manhattan's approximate 70,000.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:aj7zl2gwzmtsfzyozfmufkb4/bafkreiaqb26fspt6juwwx7pwrxm6ay62dns7sqykyfm6he7lhvr5kf46za)
My standard for adequacy of a metro station's level of development is that you should not be able to see any SFH while standing on station property.
Mike English@mocomikee.bsky.social · 4mo agoI should note that the poster/seller here isn’t doing anything wrong, just highlighting for the absurdity of the situation about 20 minute walk from the forest glen metro. That this is a price *reduction* undercuts claims that such neighborhoods are full of “modest, affordable” homes.
Correct take. Trump is the embodiment of the worst fears about developers that we hear people express.
Ben Ross@benrosstransit.bsky.social · 4mo agoI think part of the reason Trump bailed out on the housing bill is that he instinctively doesn't like the bill. He likes high real estate prices and wants development to be tightly & arbitrarily regulated so that you can't build new housing unless you bribe a politician.
Maryland Transportation Article 21-1103(b)(2) now says: "Unless prohibited by local ordinance, a person may ride a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area." 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Action Committee for Transit 👣🚲🚇🚍🚊🧑🏻🦽@actfortransit.bsky.social · 2y agoTakoma Park-ers: time to change municipal code 13.16.050 from "Riding on sidewalk prohibited-Exceptions" to "Riding on sidewalk allowed-Exceptions"! Marylanders: time to change state law Transp Art 21-1103(b)(2) from "Where permitted by local ordinance" to "Unless prohibited by local ordinance"!
Scroll through Connie Chan’s extensive record of blocking housing.
@actfortransit.bsky.social please address the scourge of passive aggressive driving. My passive aggressive driving is riding on a BRT bus zooming by a traffic jam.
Montgomery County, MD Government@montgomerycountymd.bsky.social · 5mo agoRockville Pike is one of America's most passive aggressive roads. 👀 This is your friendly reminder to skip the horn, let people merge, put the phone away, be patient and help keep our roads safe for everyone. #VisionZero https://ow.ly/GBmN50Z8Vni
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Every candidate in San Francisco who supported the Family Zoning Plan won by a landslide last night. If it wasn't already clear, building more housing is popular. YIMBYs are here to stay.
This ride is today! Join me and @montgomery4all.bsky.social and the beautiful weather. We roll out at 6pm from the Planners in the Park event. We will have Pupusas for dinner!
Montgomery for All@montgomery4all.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin us for a bike tour of the Eastern Silver Spring Communities Plan area on Wednesday, June 3! www.montgomery4all.org/events/montg...
I'm leading this bike ride! I've got my playlist all queued up. Also we're having pupusas at Doña Azucena at the end! Ride past some proposed upzonings, see some nice community spaces, talk with planners about how awesome new housing can be. I suspect @ggwash.org readers will like this ride too.
Montgomery for All@montgomery4all.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin us for a bike tour of the Eastern Silver Spring Communities Plan area on Wednesday, June 3! www.montgomery4all.org/events/montg...
For an assignment, I spent 1.5 hours at a stop sign by U of T. Out of 228 vehicles, 208 did not stop. 59 when pedestrians were waiting or actively crossing. I saw 20/228 (9%) lawful interactions w/ that stop sign. If police showed any force to even one of those 208 drivers, there would be riots.
The Biking Lawyer LLP@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 5mo agoVideo of what appears to be multiple @tps.ca officers tackling & arresting a cyclist during a stop sign trap on the MGT. Cyclist - "What did I do wrong?" Cop - "You didn't stop." If true, this is excessive use of force for a traffic stop. Mayor Chow & @ausmalik.bsky.social plz look into this.
