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The housing crisis is real. So are low-speed autonomous EVs, and at 35 km/h, they’re already remarkably reliable.

So what if we leaned into both at once? Imagine purpose-built mobile living pods (ie BrightDrop or Kia PV5, but designed as actual homes) that quietly relocate you overnight. You […]

Bend and Deschutes County back six‑month TSSA extension, set June 1 closure for sections 1 and 2 City and county staff won majority support for a staff-recommended plan to shrink the Temporary Safe Stay Area (TSSA), close sections 1 and 2 by June 1, and extend services for six months while pursuing housing alternatives and funding options.

Bend officials are taking decisive action to shrink the Temporary Safe Stay Area while exploring better housing solutions for those in need.

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Palm Beach County terminates purchase contract for La Quinta site after failed due diligence; board seeks alternatives for sheltering County staff reported the La Quinta property failed to meet due-diligence requirements and the Board voted 6-1 to terminate the purchase contract. Commissioners discussed alternative properties (Ramada Inn) and asked staff to explore other acquisition or program options to meet homeless services needs.

Palm Beach County has pulled the plug on its La Quinta property purchase due to unmet due-diligence conditions, raising urgent concerns about local housing and homelessness solutions.

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Could These Big Ideas Fix Portland's Housing Crisis? - City Cast Portland Our state is facing an unprecedented housing crisis. And experts say here in Portland, it's still getting worse: permits...

@khanhphamforor.bsky.social thanks for discussing your housing legislation on #CitycastPortland today portland.citycast.fm/podcasts/cou....
Q: What were the original 6, and now 5, "Housing Production Accelerator Concepts" noted, and how were they developed then pruned? #HousingAlternatives #orleg

btw, working on & gathering taxonomies of possible ways to address #HousingAffordability (vs ' #AffordableHousing'), e.g. the 30 in [Saiz 2023, www.iza.org/publications..., or the categories in my draft "Fourfold Paths" taxonomy. For #HousingAlternatives project/platform, etc.

right. It leads me to, longer term, idea of a ' #HousingAlternatives' policy-analysis engine/platform, to [more] objectively evaluate policy/project options, incl *new* proposals. I'm developing e.g. by testimony in Portland/OR, here re. IZ policy:
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