Andy Taylor

regional/urban/transportation planner. zoning geek. data geek. baseball fan. husband. foster/adoptive dad. follower of Jesus. *Views mine. RT not endorsement.*

[VisionZeroVancouver @VisionZeroYVR]

Be seen, grab a brick!
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1. GRAB
2. LOOK
3. WAVE
4. CROSS

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

We used to build these all over North America, until zoning laws effectively made them illegal. It’s time to bring back missing middle housing.

[Andy Taylor @_andytaylor]

@FuckCarsReddit Columbus Commons doesn't quite fit this model. Mostly lined by residential and office. One end does rely on food trucks and a permanent food stand. https://t.co/RIRW3peKbX

[Andy Taylor @_andytaylor]

@joncoopertweets Megyn Kelly shouldn't call herself Megyn because she's actually a Karen.

[Alfred Twu @alfred_twu]

Five shapes of apartment buildings, each with 60 homes. Top left, a wide block with doors off a long hallway, is the most common type built today in the US.

Top center is common in Europe. Today we'll also look at a few other styles.

Which do you prefer?
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[Erick Bellomy II 🟧 @potusmode]

Police in Columbus, Ohio shot and killed an unarmed black man who was laying in bed today. They shot him within one second of opening the bedroom door. His name Donovan Lewis.

[Kyle Clark @KyleClark]

"My mother didn't fear death," said John Oo, who held his mother as she lay dying of a stray gunshot wound. "But their biggest worry was leaving their kids behind and fending for themselves or living in a f**** up community. Nobody wants that. Nobody." https://t.co/H2LQSch2fx

[James Szypula @YokohamaRides]

Oh FFS

[Glennon Doyle @GlennonDoyle]

this is a very important time for white evangelical people to repent of the racist misogynist gun wielding militant jesus they created in their own image to cover all their power driven sins.

[Clint Smith @ClintSmithIII]

They just went to the grocery store. Buying breakfast for their kids. Looking for fresh vegetables. Getting the ingredients for Sunday dinner. They just went to the grocery store, and now they’re gone. It’s unacceptable. It’s devastating. It’s terrorism. It’s white supremacy.

[Andy Taylor @_andytaylor]

@RichNathan https://t.co/41rfzrdCJ3

[G. Tyler Burns @burnsclan_]

A key factor in the preservation of White supremacist violence is that on days like today, little is disrupted in White evangelical churches or theological construction. It’s just a “heartbreaking” moment rather than evidence of corrosive evil hiding in plain sight

[M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray]

All together now: vacancies are good. When housing is abundant and landlords have to compete for renters, rents go down.

[Andy Taylor @_andytaylor]

@BikeThisCity Glad you're OK! Driving that way is not OK.

[Andy Taylor @_andytaylor]

@00Piep @JCRiecke Can this be the primary offense, or cited only as a secondary offense?

[Andy Taylor @_andytaylor]

@seandsweeney Lincoln, Neb.

Not much transit, but 4 college campuses and a ton of uninterrupted grid of streets.

[Adam Balsam @balsama]

The Skinny House in Boston wasn't built out of spite - it's what remains of a larger structure.

Here's how I know.

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[Andy Taylor @_andytaylor]

@pvogren @Carlos4DNVR State's homestead exemption encourages older adults to stay in their homes. Doesn't help. Plus, few smaller type housing options in their community of choice because of the local policies you note.

[Andy Taylor @_andytaylor]

@john_mccollum It's the day after Star Wars Day.

[Andy Taylor @_andytaylor]

@JCRiecke @BuildUpDenver You can allow on paper as many floors as you want. Parking is what makes that height infeasible.

Density is almost 36 units per acre! And only 4 garages for 5 units?

[Andy Taylor @_andytaylor]

@PlanningAutumn Aurora, Colorado is extremely diverse with tons of cheap suburban retail space now used for restaurants.