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[eric @EricIsOkay]

Eat the fucking rich and love your fucking friends.

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[Darwin Leuba @darwinleuba]

Sara's been in office since January 2024 and announced 500 in 500 in June 2024. It is February 2025.

County-City partnership was critical, here. Past admins let things fester for years... but the current admins are acting!

That's specifically Sara & Ed.

https://t.co/vMKkaAf197

[eric @EricIsOkay]

@davidvatz @Bram_R Again, variably different conditions with regard to shovel-ready parcels, ownership, existing level of residential development, etc

You can keep making these comparisons, but it sadly seems like the factually grounded counters are not breaking through to you :/

[eric @EricIsOkay]

@JAldrichPL @housingfirstpgh @ProHousingPgh I think this take undergirds some sort of naivety about the reality of housing development. These policies are not light switches, and reducing all of the conditions that ultimately impact the rate of development to one policy is a little silly.

[eric @EricIsOkay]

@JAldrichPL @housingfirstpgh @ProHousingPgh Having the privilege to see some developments unfold up close and personal and lemme tell ya, these developers can integrate these IZ measures into their pro formas. They aren’t running for the hills.

[eric @EricIsOkay]

@JAldrichPL @housingfirstpgh @ProHousingPgh (A) the downstream deflationary effects of just loosening up the regulatory environment is a a very longterm outlook that will still not achieve the prices needed for those at or below 30/50% AMI. It won’t trickle.

(B) I agree. Let’s do that.

[eric @EricIsOkay]

@JAldrichPL @housingfirstpgh @ProHousingPgh The failure is that subsidy alone is not alleviating the lack of housing supply for extremely low income folks. I think it’s naive to believe that it would, because we have had decades attempting to do such.

[eric @EricIsOkay]

@davidvatz @Bram_R How many large scale MFH development deals have you been a part of cutting? These take years and require constant work and creativity with building capital stacks, no matter the regulatory environment. The math is there, but you have to be real with the timeline!

[eric @EricIsOkay]

Have serious doubts about how folks behind this group understand the breadth and depth that goes into making the MFH development we need in PGH a reality.

I trust many have good intentions but are satisfied with accepting misguided ideas that developers are untouchable in this.

[eric @EricIsOkay]

@JAldrichPL @housingfirstpgh @ProHousingPgh Please read chapter 2 of your Econ 101 textbook about market failures and also please acknowledge the full suite of current and potential solutions to mediate this intervention with thoughtful subsidies.

This is reductive and paints an inaccurate picture of MFH aff. housing dev

[eric @EricIsOkay]

@davidvatz @ProHousingPgh This is where I think your logic and following of the proposed zoning amendments completely fall apart.

I don’t understand this point and furthermore, I really don’t see how Bob’s counterproposal makes any enforceable attempt into targeting this income group for housing.

[eric @EricIsOkay]

@davidvatz @ProHousingPgh Attempting to present 130 literal slides of mostly brand new information to the governing body and then not taking to task focusing on the specific legislation at hand and make decent comparisons is tough to watch.

[eric @EricIsOkay]

@davidvatz @ProHousingPgh Plus, a politician is gonna politician regarding critiquing how the mayor spoke and his tone on this issue. That’s your issue to deal with.

[eric @EricIsOkay]

@davidvatz @ProHousingPgh “Housing needs are greatest for renters earning less than 30% AMI — there is a supply gap of 8.2K housing units priced affordably at this group.”

Sounds like we should be directing more robust interventions to this clear market failure!

[eric @EricIsOkay]

@davidvatz @ProHousingPgh Fully subsidized to a larger range of incomes that have variably less demand for housing… not efficient!

We can have an honest conversation about how to build better subsidy structures for developing aff. housing. But some sort of stick needs to pair that carrot.

[eric @EricIsOkay]

@davidvatz @ProHousingPgh No. lol

Lots of data and reputable research on what causes this. There is absolutely no incentive for the market to address the lack of deeply affordable housing. A thoughtful mix of mandate and subsidy is required to build the necessary supply for these folks.

[Pgh Community Reinvestment Group @PghCRG]

🧵Exciting news🏘️ We’ve just released a new report with making the case for citywide Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) in Pittsburgh. With a shortage of 8,000 affordable units citywide, this data-driven analysis highlights why expanding IZ is critical for addressing the housing crisis.

[Bethany Hallam @bethanyhallam]

IZ has been what everyone’s talking about these days (for good reason!). Check out this dope ⁦@CityCastPgh⁩ interview and come to Planning Council’s meeting on 1/28 to support ⁦@MayorEdGainey⁩ proposal to create more affordable housing options! https://t.co/vxpzizta8A

[Pgh Community Reinvestment Group @PghCRG]

Affordable housing in Pittsburgh is at risk. Councilman Charland’s IZ proposal undermines years of community-driven work. The City Planning Commission will consider them both on 1/28! Here's what you need to know. 👇 @PghUNITED @Pgh4PubTransit @1HoodPower @LvilleUnited