Scott’s zoning bills will support real people with real needs by enabling “gentle density” | Baltimore Brew The changes will make Baltimore a city that welcomes new residents and gives longtime neighbors more options to stay. [OP-ED]

By enabling “gentle density,” @mayorbmscott.bsky.social
zoning legislation will support real people with real needs in my neighborhood. Anxieties about it, while sincere, are misplaced. tinyurl.com/29z4wv3f [OP-ED]

Research Roundup: The Effect of Market-Rate Development on Neighborhood Rents A roundup of recent research that has delved into the neighborhood-level impacts of market-rate housing.

A large body of research shows that building market rate homes in a neighborhood makes nearby housing more affordable, but it appears that #LosAngeles Mayor Karen Bass is either unaware of that research or doesn't believe it.

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Trump Admin is planning to ask Congress to dramatically cut funding for transit as part of the 2026 infrastructure law.

The proposal would eliminate the transit account, which funds billions of dollars in capital expenses. It would also prevent states from “flexing” roads funds for transit.

Read it again

It’s good to see one of these tweets and be like, “Oh yeah: done and done. On to the next issue.”

I missed it too, but the link above is the full playback!

MY left-YIMBY millennial Mayor has been signing every zoning reform bill that comes across his desk, is asking for even more to he sent his way, and is now playing Subway Builder on stream. What is your mayor getting into these days?

I refer to them as “one of my boys”, if applicable, but I’ve been struggling to find an equivalent term for women/non-binary friends that doesn’t sound like I’m claiming them as a monogamous partner.

‘Truly disappointing’ to see @bmorerenters.bsky.social shut down comments on this post just because it was being pointed out that actual Affordable housing groups like Habitat for Humanity and Healthcare for the Homeless testified in support of these bills. It’s a matter of record - why hide it?

My apologies, you were cooking on a more advanced level than I was prepared for

It is funny to go to Vail and see the rich have given themselves fast and frequent buses

City of Neighborhoods (Neighbors not welcome!)

Are homes good for tenants? Is that your question?

Amtrak’s span of service could really be better. I should be able to catch a Northeast Regional out of DC at 2 AM. What’s the point of having this Center of Global Empire if it’s only a 9-5 city?

The assumption here is that there is compelling research or data for the existing land use or that there is no need to justify the status quo.

"Baltimore City real estate is not a closed market"

Yes, that's precisely why zoning cannot be controlled at the local level.

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Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."

i think martin o malley owes the mayor of new york an apology

what a night to be a left of center politics sicko man

Folks…we’ve got a signature.

Not that it was ever in doubt, of course! Mayor Scott aggressively pushed for this housing package

And we’re not done yet, folks! The Planning Commission unanimously approved Bill 25-0066 - Allowing low-density multi-family where only single-family is currently allowed. Now, ➡️ to the Land Use & Transportation Committee

This one allows SFH➡️MFH conversions broadly, and may be the toughest fight

I think you could quantify this.

Like, say you:
- apply a “15-minute city” type rubric to residential properties
- you group nearby homes together into clusters, constrained by proximity
- count up how many clusters there are
- count how many are walkable *to each other*
- score by longest chain

Well, if you’re the type of person that cares about streaming audio quality, you’d probably also enjoy high-quality instrumental versions of your favorite songs!

Can also search YouTube for these, but half the time they were ripped from guitar hero backing tracks in 2009, so YMMV

I think it’s great, although I don’t use it for streaming. I get the highest quality downloads to throw into BandLab’s splitter to isolate the guitar/bass/drums/vocals

Shoutout to our YIMBY firemen for backing @electryandorsey.bsky.social‘s single-stair bill

As an addendum, I think I listed the bills in reverse temporal order

Yes, but they passed the re-written version in a special session immediately after the regularly scheduled one. Why they needed a separate session at 5:30 PM after the 5 PM one is beyond me

Never bet against Baltimore.