Dan Akeroyd

Average guy from Spring, TX | COO of Texans for Reasonable Solutions

[Dan Akeroyd @akeroyd_lp]

Dear Nick Caley,

[Dawn Buckingham @DrBuckinghamTX]

Let’s put Texas state land to work for reliable, homegrown energy! 🌟⚡

[Thank God it's Friday @PepLovesFriday]

THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY!

[Dan Akeroyd @akeroyd_lp]

The early bird may get the worm, but the average bird that wakes up at like 7:00 gets to subject himself to the horrors of the internet via his X feed for like 20 minutes before eventually making coffee.

[Texans for Reasonable Solutions @TXReasSolutions]

Housing affordability shapes Austin’s future.

Join @TXReasSolutions and @AustinHabitat for a practical conversation with local leaders, advocates and students—including @zoforaustin—moderated by @TexasTribune's Josh Fechter.

30 Sept | 12:30–1:45 PM CT
UT Austin | RSVP in first reply

#AustinHousing #AffordableHousing #ATX

[Texans for Reasonable Solutions @TXReasSolutions]

Thanks to everyone who joined our Texas Energy Future Happy Hour last Tuesday with @ACC_AustinTX. Great discussion with Josiah Neeley (@jneeley78) of @RSI and
Nick Josefowitz (@josefow) on the grid, permitting, and practical energy solutions.

#TexasEnergy #GridReliability #AffordableEnergy

[Dan Akeroyd @akeroyd_lp]

“We (@TXReasSolutions) applaud Commissioner @DrBuckinghamTX’s initiatives to put state land to work for dispatchable power so ordinary Texans can keep the lights on, keep more of their paycheck, and be confident in a reliable grid…”

[The Texan @TheTexanNews]

State leaders are reacting to Land Commissioner @DrBuckinghamTX’s move to open up state lands to new energy production. https://t.co/HU7VxQepjJ

[Dan Akeroyd @akeroyd_lp]

@texashannahbeth @TexasYRs Sounds Reasonable™️

[Dan Akeroyd @akeroyd_lp]

@marshalldow @TXReasSolutions

[Dan Akeroyd @akeroyd_lp]

.@TXReasSolutions has helped make my X feed almost 80% architecture, transportation and urban planning content — I’m not complaining.

[Samuel Hughes @SCP_Hughes]

Since the 11th century, the city of Bologna has allowed property owners to build over the public pavement provided that they maintain the ground level as an open 'portico'. Bologna now has 62km of porticoes, the longest network in the world.

The result is a win-win-win: pedestrians gain welcome shade, homeowners gain space, and the city gains density and compactness. It isn't clear that this would work in the pale sunlight of England, but there are lots of other cities in sunny countries that might benefit from this.

Other interesting features of this view:

1. The tramline is new: trams have not yet started running, but will do so imminently. Italy is having a light rail revival like France and Germany. In the historic centre of Bologna the trams will run on batteries, so no overhead clutter is required.

2. This particular street is a nineteenth-century cutting, a reminder that vigorous planning positively shaped Europe's urbanism far beyond the famous examples in Paris.

3. Bologna is one of Europe's great cities for exposed brick. Note the proliferation of terracotta ornament, all of which is cast in moulds and can be reproduced cheaply at scale without much skilled craftmanship.

4. The windows on the left are covered by *external* blinds. Italians make extensive use of these, and they are phenomenally effective. They are a fairly radical solution since they reduce visibility to zero, but we will surely start using more awnings and external shutters in England in the years to come.

[Waffle House @WaffleHouse]

a beacon of hope in the night sky

[Dan Akeroyd @akeroyd_lp]

Smaller minimum lot sizes provide more choice and more opportunity for homebuyers. @TeamBettencourt and @GatesforTexas fought to provide this valuable supply for more Texans with SB 15 last session!

[Kyle Vansice @KyleVansice]

This is largely a policy failure, and we've lost the starter home as a result

Big homes on big lots are what most zoning codes either force or heavily incentivize through minimum lot sizes/widths, FAR / building coverage maximums, utilities, and just general regulatory complexity

We're seeing more demand for 1500-1800sf homes than ever before, but we haven't really built those at-scale since the 70s/80s, largely because of land-use policy

We've done a pretty good job of this in Austin, but we've got to keep pushing on reform if we're going to make smaller homes in urban cores feasible (again)

[Dan Akeroyd @akeroyd_lp]

Great to see you!

[Sam Hooper @LegeLawyer]

Great to talk energy policy and hear from experts convened by @TXReasSolutions and @ACC_National in Austin this evening. Some solid policy ideas (like Bring Your Own Power) will be up for discussion in the coming Texas legislative session #txlege

[Zack @ZackAbnet]

Big announcement out of @TexasGLO and Commissioner @DrBuckinghamTX: Texas is looking to open state lands for next-gen energy development to support the grid with reliable baseload power.

Across 13 million acres under GLO management, the state is seeking qualified industry partners for advanced nuclear (SMRs), geothermal, and natural gas projects, with revenues directly funding Texas public education through the Permanent School Fund.

Details: https://t.co/ftUVGdS9rJ

[Random Guy @NotNJ_Taxman]

Its the 5yr anniversary of Norm Macdonald's death.

Do him the honor of listening to a 13 minute joke. He wouldn't have wanted it any other way.

[Evan @evan7257]

Build Baby Build

[Dan Akeroyd @akeroyd_lp]

Dallas’ “1 to 8 Dwelling Units” ordinance is a great example of smart regulation on this exact issue. Disproportionate regulation is a killer for valuable middle housing supply like townhouses. https://t.co/Q8djvShBu5

[Donovan @DonovanBuilds]

I had these loaded in the chamber in Houston

Since there are 3+ attached units this gets treated as a 200 unit project

- sprinklers
- manhole for sewer
- storm drain connections
- etc

We can absorb 1 but not all 3

The fix?

Treat 3-4 unit projects also as residential

[Dan Akeroyd @akeroyd_lp]

Glad to see the #Texans offense is already in mid-season form.