UrbanDesign

Build homes, parks and transit. Urban density benefits us all.

I like immigrants.

[UrbanDesign @macroRoc1]

@Cobylefko The fucking NIMBYs will complain the shade blocks the sun from their tomatoes plants or something.

[UrbanDesign @macroRoc1]

@ryanbebb Especially young people.

[Massachusetts YIMBY @ryanbebb]

People in Massachusetts need to understand why the cost of living outlook is so dire. It’s because people are not getting involved in local politics to ensure that zoning codes are reformed to enable more housing. Call your reps and go to your town meetings.

[UrbanDesign @macroRoc1]

@realBurhanAzeem Then why have Progressive been pushing making the MBTA free rather than better?

The reason people don't ride it is not because it's too expensive; it's because it sucks.

Fares can help fund making the MBTA better.

[UrbanDesign @macroRoc1]

@theripsnorter Not with high home prices, high electrical rates, rent control, and a ‘Millionaire’ tax that hits the sale of a startup or small business.

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

"Local government can keep property tax rates down while maintaining healthy balance sheets when more housing is built in established areas." @pewtrusts

[UrbanDesign @macroRoc1]

@berkie1 @MassLtGov Kim is great.

[Alex Armlovich @aarmlovi]

A significant amount of the charm embodied in the 5000 years of urbanism before WWII exists in the urban form, not the materials

We can recover the urban form even when we have to use modern materials

[M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray]

Know-nothing tech workers think they're going to marginally increase the avalanche of wealth that rains down on them by booting out their immigrant colleagues. They're about to discover that attracting the best and brightest is the defining comparative advantage of US tech.

[UrbanDesign @macroRoc1]

@maxdubler Somerville MA is the poster child for this sentiment. The city consists of concrete, chainlink fences, fire-hazard triple deckers, minimal green areas, etc.. but yet the preservationists fight to protect a POS broken out bay window.

Bulldozing the city would be a good start.

[Saad Asad @realsaadasad]

San Diego fell from 5th to 12th most expensive rental market by building more multifamily housing per capita than any other California city.

This is what happens when you actually build. The lesson isn't complicated.

[UrbanDesign @macroRoc1]

Tired Take: Make the T free.
Wired Take: Make the T not suck.

[Boston.com @BostonDotCom]

82% said the state’s transit system is in fair or poor condition.
https://t.co/rhWSZJkjiI

[M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray]

Paducah, Kentucky pulled this off. Attracted artists with inexpensive downtown housing and studio spaces. Funded a bunch of public arts initiatives, including a quilting museum. Turned around decades of population loss, and now one of the most charming towns in the state.

[Basil🧡 @LinkofSunshine]

Most YIMBY cities recently:
- Seattle
- Nashville
- Austin

Most NIMBY cities recently:
- LA
- Boston
- The Bay Area

[Paul Graham @paulg]

It's so weird how difficult it is for the left to understand that all you have to do to decrease housing costs is to let people build more housing.

[Elle Lookbook @EvaLovesDesign]

Incredible 3D topographic map of Italy highlighting the country's rich geology.

Think about the Alps: Europe's highest mountain range in the north, born 130 million years ago from the closure of the ancient Tethys Ocean.

[Burhan Azeem, Cambridge Vice Mayor @realBurhanAzeem]

Everyone in this race is progressive and says the T needs more funding. That's true, but not enough.

GLX opened after 32 years, then shut down almost immediately because the $2.3B track was built too narrow.

We need to build gov capacity and show liberals can deliver.

[UrbanDesign @macroRoc1]

https://t.co/LyVV0pQ673

[Out of Context Human Race @NoContextHumans]

People of Japan are amazing

[UrbanDesign @macroRoc1]

@mateosfo We need to have solutions where people aren't forced into cars.

Auto travel is an inherently risky mode of transit and should not be made the de facto -- and in many cases -- the only option.

[Philip Oldfield @SustainableTall]

Mass timber living

The 15-storey SAWA Building in Rotterdam, with 109 apartments. By Mei Architects.