Really excellent podcast by Strong Towns on why housing advocates want cheaper houses but falling housing prices is a full on disaster for capital. i.e. the house isn't the product, you as the mortgage holder are. Also, how microloans can get people who need affordable housing the most into actually affordable housing.

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fqeyd-1920436

#StrongTown #podcast

Asking the correct question: what problem(s) are we [actually] trying to solve? #zoning #strongtownsgr #grandrapidsmi #strongtown
https://www.strongtownsgr.org/strongtowns-gr-journal/the-impact-of-zoning

Hey, I wrote this. A tale of two cities' street conversions. #kalamazoo streets are changing, #southbend changed theirs years ago, so.... how did that turn out for them? #StrongTown #newurbanism #CompleteStreets
https://www.secondwavemedia.com/southwest-michigan/features/South-Bend-has-been-where-Kalamazoo-is-now-and-the-future-is-promising.030724.aspx

Hey, I wrote this. #StrongTown group forms for #Kalamazoo. #Michigan https://www.secondwavemedia.com/southwest-michigan/features/Is-Kalamazoo-strong-town.011824.aspx

Looks like #TheWarOnCars #NotJustBikes #AdamSometing #StrongTown ... have turned their first Car Enthusiast!
Some nice tips on reducing driving at the end.
#walkablecities #carDependency #Urbanism

https://youtube.com/watch?v=d4Hi4rXe3lA&feature=shared

There's hope for #RVA becoming a #StrongTown yet - parking minimums are gone! #OrangePill https://www.nbc12.com/2023/04/25/richmond-city-council-approves-change-requiring-parking-minimums/

Viva calle San Jose,
https://events.nixnet.services/events/8426d012-70fb-49e0-b86f-ce7e54ebe5a1

today I'm going to ride the streets of San Jose. Its kinda fun to ride down a divided 4-lane street with no cars; just folks walking, riding, rollerskating.
There is food and entertainment at some of the larger intersections. Its a good neighborhood building event.

I hope everyone gets a chance to ride a viva calle event in their town. #vivacalle #bike #ebike #calle #strongtown #sfbay #mobilizon

Per #ChatGPT: “based on the global projections provided by NOAA, and assuming a linear increase in sea level over time, we can estimate that San Diego's sea level could rise by around 4-8 inches (10-20 cm) by 2055 under the low-emissions scenario, and by 10-20 inches (25-50 cm) under the high-emissions scenario.”

#SanDiego #ClimateProjections #california #urbandevelopment #strongtown