Reed Schwartz
@reed-schwartz.bsky.social
Associate fellow @IFP.bsky.social working on housing and transit policy, wrote about the history of Georgism @thecambridgeschool.bsky.social. @reedschwartzsf
The Coalition for Elevator Reform, led by The Kelsey, is up and running. Join if you have any interest in advocacy to bring down elevator costs! Especially if you are a member of a YIMBY group or have the ear of any politician. Email hello@elevatorreform.org, ask to join the mailing list.
I'll be in SF for this from 9/28 to 8/2 for this, looking forward to it!
@yimbylaw.bsky.social · yesterdayMeet some of the speakers joining us at the upcoming YIMBY Law Conference! ⚖️🏠 We're bringing together the people working to break down barriers to building more homes for our communities. Want to be in the room? Get your tickets today 👇 https://yimbylaw.pulse.ly/4gkc85tqx4
Well, I guess it was a matter of time before they landed on the 'terrorism' rationale, which is evidence that every other argument has failed.
Reed Schwartz@reed-schwartz.bsky.social · last wk.The new case for two-person train operation, per NY's Senate Bill S9586A: conductors are necessary to reduce terrorism casualties
The new case for two-person train operation, per NY's Senate Bill S9586A: conductors are necessary to reduce terrorism casualties
Excited to see the op-ed I wrote with @willpoffwebster.bsky.social on how to build more public transit faster and for less in Mass Transit Magazine! Check out our 15 shovel-ready solutions at ifp.org/cheaper-transit and the article at www.masstransitmag.com/management/b...
From @joshspecht.bsky.social's forthcoming "Property Values: The Rise and Fall of the American Homeowner"
Good article from Eno on the need to price AV VMT, congestion, and curb space. I'm kind of confused by the focus on deadheading specifically in some other proposals - presumably the negative externalities of driving are the same with or without a passenger? enotrans.org/article/robo...
Robotaxis are Skipping the Pump and the Meter; the Public is Picking up the Tab - The Eno Center for Transportation
As the market share of driverless EVs that neither park nor contribute to gas tax revenue continues to grow, who foots the bill for our public roadway infrastructure?
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US Opens In-Depth Antitrust Review of Kone-TK Elevator Deal
The US Justice Department is investigating Kone Oyj’s €29.4 billion ($34.4 billion) purchase of rival TK Elevator, putting pressure on a deal that would create the largest elevator manufacturer in the...
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New report from @jmooreotto.bsky.social on using RRIF and TIFIA to provide a stable source of capital funding for rail electrification and automation projects! Shifting off discretionary grants is one step towards helping agencies build long-term capacity. publicenterprise.org/report/the-t...
The Transit Infrastructure Lottery
Read the full report here. Executive summary Federal transportation investment in the United States suffers from both a quantity problem and a quality problem. The quantity problem is much-d...
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All of you should let your mayors and councilmembers know that if your city does not embrace pro-housing reforms then it is very likely leaving federal grant money on the table. www.pew.org/en/research-...
The Success of the New Federal Housing Law Now Rests on States and Localities
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, enacted on July 11, represents the first comprehensive federal law in decades designed to increase homebuilding. The bipartisan package contains more than 50 prov...
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(1/3) Wondering what's actually in the Tim Scott / Elizabeth Warren 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, and what advocates and policymakers can do with it? Check out the implementation guide @willpoffwebster.bsky.social and I wrote with Pew's housing team. Some highlights: ifp.org/the-success-...
The Success of the New Federal Housing Law Now Rests on States and Localities | IFP
Billions of dollars could flow to proactive jurisdictions that build more homes
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One weird trick to fund the Interborough Express nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/08/04/b...
By George! Could A 'Land Value Tax' Fund The Interborough Express? - Streetsblog New York City
New York could raise billions of dollars for the Interborough Express by taxing the increase in property values from the new rail line.
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Great article in @nyc.streetsblog.org on using land value taxes to fund the IBX. Check out the full report @aarmlovi.bsky.social and I wrote on the value capture mechanism and how much it could raise ($1-3+ billion) here as well: www.niskanencenter.org/new-york-sta...
Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon@davecolon.bsky.social · last mo.One weird trick to fund the Interborough Express nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/08/04/b...
NHPA review areas are ~1/2 mile for gas pipelines, but can be enormous for clean energy. Indirect areas of effect for offshore wind can be so large that they are limited only by the Earth's curvature. Vineyard Wind's review radius was 40 miles - 80x that of a typical gas pipeline.
A Real Estate Economics paper out last week finds an increases in single-family rental homes was associated with a higher likelihood that disadvantaged children attend higher performing schools, a point Raj Chetty etc. have made. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Private Equity Stakeholder Project@pestakeholder.bsky.social · 2mo agoFamilies shouldn't have to compete with Wall Street to buy a home. That's why PESP is proud to support the Protecting American Homes from Hedge Funds Act, which would phase hedge funds and large institutional investors out of the single-family housing market. adamsmith.house.gov/news/press-r...
When a city builds transit, property values go up. So why not ask landowners to help pay for it? @@landpolicy.bsky.social's Anthony Flint and Enrique Silva on value capture, a proven funding model for the Second Avenue extension and IBX. www.vitalcitynyc.org/value-captur...
Taxing Land Could Fund New York City's New Subway Lines
Value capture to fund transit is a solution hiding in plain sight.
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"the Institute for Progress’s new Transit Abundance Playbook offers a variety of cost-reducing ideas that states can use, from planning to design to inter-agency coordination. One area the playbook highlights is an erosion of in-house capacity at public agencies..."
Transit projects don’t have to cost this much
Fires and electrical problems at Penn Station ahead of World Cup matches have contributed to a global spotlight shining on America’s lackluster transit systems this summer. The price tag for an upgrad...
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The U.S. has some of the highest transit construction costs in the world, and years of disinvestment in the public workforce may be part of the problem. New recommendations call for smarter planning and investing in public agencies to help bring costs down. ssti.us/2026/06/22/t...
Transit projects don’t have to cost this much
Fires and electrical problems at Penn Station ahead of World Cup matches have contributed to a global spotlight shining on America’s lackluster transit systems this summer. The price tag for an…
ssti.us
Ways to build more transit faster without spending more [@mattyglesias.bsky.social]
How to fix transit construction in America
Introducing the Transit Abundance Playbook
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Be sure to check out the @ifp.bsky.social's new Transit Abundance Playbook. 15 concrete, well-researched ideas from leading transit practitioners on how to build more transit, faster, and for less. @willpoffwebster.bsky.social ifp.org/transit-abun...
The Transit Abundance Playbook | Institute for Progress
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Is anybody planning on getting involved the NFPA 130 process to push for wider spacing between cross-passages? ifp.org/eliminate-re...
Eliminate Redundant Subway Cross-Passages | IFP
How to save on construction costs without compromising safety
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We spent the last six months working with 17 transit experts to produce 40,000 words on fixing transit delivery — because California spent 16 years (so far) and 1 billion dollars to produce 100,000 pages of environmental review. (The train still doesn't exist.)
Will Poff-Webster@willpoffwebster.bsky.social · 3mo agoNew York spent 18x what Madrid spends, per mile, on the Second Ave Subway. America pays more for less, but we haven't known how to fix it. We published the Transit Abundance Playbook to change that, with 15 specific ideas: ifp.org/transit-abun...
CPE's transit program is on a roll! Here's @jmooreotto.bsky.social featured in IFP's transit abundance playbook with a proposal near and dear to my heart: You can't do long-term capital planning with capricious grant funding! ifp.org/loans-can-st...
Loans Can Stabilize Transit Funding | IFP
Consistent and predictable funding builds state capacity
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Permitting allows utilities and local govs to delay and extract pricey concessions from projects like CAHSR. We need standardized, time-bound, and transparent administrative processes to deal with utility and other 3rd party permits, like the Italian Conference of Services: ifp.org/transit-proj...
Transit Projects Need a Single Decision-Maker | IFP
Limit unreasonable third-party demands using the Conference of Services model
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dereksagehorn.bsky.social@dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 3mo agoA lot to like in this Transit Abundance Playbook. ifp.org/transit-abun...
New York spent 18x what Madrid spends, per mile, on the Second Ave Subway. America pays more for less, but we haven't known how to fix it. We published the Transit Abundance Playbook to change that, with 15 specific ideas: ifp.org/transit-abun...
The Transit Abundance Playbook | Institute for Progress
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