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Catie Gould

@citizen-cate.bsky.social

Fighting against car dependency, one unused parking spot at a time. Senior researcher at @Sightline. Hot takes are my own.

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Catie Gould@citizen-cate.bsky.social · last wk.

"Mobile dwelling units are an important, low-cost housing option and a rare opportunity to make substantial progress toward our affordability goals." - Councilmember Jace Cotton BELLINGHAM, lets go! 😍 Read more at: www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/a...

Bellingham ordinance could expand RV living, tiny homes on wheels

The proposal, being discussed in a Monday meeting, would allow these housing types in residential areas of the city.

bellinghamherald.com

Catie Gould@citizen-cate.bsky.social · 4w ago

If you've lived in the USA for *35 years* you are American, regardless of your paperwork. Heck, my sister is 35 years old and our town lost their copy of her original birth certificate. Due process should protect us equally. 🤝

Jennie Coughlin@jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 4w ago

Federal immigration agents who killed a man during a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday had been searching for a different person, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman.

Michael Andersen@andersem.bsky.social · 4w ago

Oregon’s model multifamily zoning code regulates size with “FAR.” What do floor area ratios look like? I went to one of the very few small-lot neighborhoods where Portland has re-legalized apartments, right next to I-5 in NoPo. See alt text for their FAR

Catie Gould@citizen-cate.bsky.social · 4w ago

Lorenzo, a lifelong homebuilder, was shot & killed by ICE in Houston on his way to a jobsite around 6AM Tuesday. The 3 other crewmembers he was driving, including his brother, have been detained. Their location is unknown. www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h...

He Lived Here for 35 Years. Put Three Kids in College. ICE Killed Him.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was picking up a crew for a construction project when ICE shot him. It now claims he was the aggressor.

thebulwark.com

Catie Gould@citizen-cate.bsky.social · 4w ago

Would have been cool if the DNC had done a bunch of research about how people felt about switching candidates after a primary, and how much it contributed to the ‘24 loss. Also alternate methods of picking a successor that are more democratic. In case it ever came up again. Hypothetically.

Catie Gould@citizen-cate.bsky.social · last mo.

While birthright citizenship is hanging on by a thread in the US, across the border Canada retroactively recognized citizenship of literally anyone who has ancestry there last year. What a timeline.

Parking Reform Network@parkingreform.org · last mo.

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 North Carolina legislature passes most comprehensive parking mandate reforms in the country! Water conservation groups and proponents of small businesses and main streets come together for a bipartisan success story!

Parking Reform Network@parkingreform.org · last mo.

North Carolina State Senate just passed (44-1) H.162 the PARKING LOT REFORM/STORMWATER CONTROL bill! Costly parking mandates will be prohibited in more than 90% of the entire state starting 1/1/27 (pending an expected concurrence vote). Congratulations to everyone who put in time on this!!

Parking Reform Network@parkingreform.org · last mo.

North Carolina State Senate just passed (44-1) H.162 the PARKING LOT REFORM/STORMWATER CONTROL bill! Costly parking mandates will be prohibited in more than 90% of the entire state starting 1/1/27 (pending an expected concurrence vote). Congratulations to everyone who put in time on this!!