#HousingJustice
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#Upzoning
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The result is two permanent classes:

Those who owned property before prices exploded — wealth grew through timing, not labor.

Those who didn't — permanent renters, transferring rising income to the first class, indefinitely, with no path to equity.

#Financialization
#Upzoning
#MixedUseZoning

Demand, not red tape, stalls development, Hurley says. Burnaby mayor says lack of demand (not regulations) holding back builds (Douglas Todd, Vancouver Sun) A blockbuster article by Douglas Todd is in the Vancouver Sun today. Subscribers can read the whole article at this link: Here below are a few excerpts. This is highly relevant as Vancouver races t…

cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/d... #vanre #aitsSpeculationStupid #upzoning #densitydonewrong #donorsfirst #metrovan #vanpoli

Stop Sprawl » Alberta Talks For years, the City Council chose to sprawl instead of investing in existing neighbourhoods. Now, they are planning changes that will make urban sprawl worse. They are hosting a public hearing before ...

Once wetlands are gone, they are gone forever. Urban #sprawl has caused these natural spaces to disappear permanently and we have to stop it. Tell City Council to protect our wetlands and say no to sprawl: albertatalks.ca/defend #yyc #yyccc #Density #Housing #Upzoning #ClimateChange

Christine, We Need to Talk About What Happened to Bill 44, by M. Rose Munro Christine, We Need to Talk About What Happened to Bill 44A public letter sharing concerns of residents of Vancouver Island and across British ColumbiaM. Rose Munro Reverend Minister Boyle, In 2023,…

crdwatch.ca/2026/02/03/c... #Bill44 #vanre #bcre #upzoning #unaffordability #ItsSpeculationStupid #bcpoli

YIMBYism is not having a great 2026 and I am hear for it. #housing #upzoning #libertarian #politics

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Using Maps to Make Housing Politics Easier A recent article in the SF Chronicle highlighted how it has been easier for housing advocates to get upzoning reforms that facilitate housing production i...

#California #Land #Use #housing #land #use #regulation #upzoning #urban #growth #boundaries […]

I'm a #YIMBY type as I wish more were. Yes to #housing density. As long as it's mindful of #biodiversity, and climate-aware. #Upzoning is problematic where it involves paving more of the planet. It must be done without piling more stress on nature and its living communities. Reduce, reuse, recycle.

Dec 12 (Fri) is last day for online public comments on upzoning up to 6 storeys in 17 ‘Vancouver’s Villages’ (570 city blocks) The deadline for public input for the City of Vancouver’s online survey for Phase 2 engagement on upzoning up to six-storey buildings in 17 “Villages” (about 570 city blocks, cont…

Write in, deadline Dec 12th. There’s already neighbourhood commercial areas & considerable massive density upzonings throughout the city- This should be rejected. cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/v... #vanre #upzoning #ItsSpeculationStupid #vanpoli

At Richmond upzoning town hall, crowd is tough and Mayor Lurie is feisty Residents of the Richmond want Mayor Daniel Lurie’s upzoning plan to change. Lurie says time for change is over.

"The upzoning, in fact, may have a much more limited effect than anticipated. Even in the best-case scenario, the mayor’s upzoning plan would lead to only about 14,600 additional units over the next 20 years . . . . " missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-d...
#upzoning #sanfrancisco #lurie #housing

Press Release: Planning Association for the Richmond Announces Town Hall Forum on Nov. 15 to Discuss Upzoning Planning Association for the Richmond (PAR) is hosting a free public Town Hall Forum to educate the community about Mayor Lurie’s “Family Zoning Plan." This plan will impact businesses, tenants, and homeowners. Speakers will include former Richmond District Supervisors Jake McGoldrick and Eric Mar. Neighborhood and community groups will also table. All are welcome. Nov. 15, 5-7pm, Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave.

Today in SF Supervisors will be discussing the Family-housing plan, which will let developers demolish rent-controlled buildings. This comes after a city-commissioned report found that the plan won’t do enough to fix current issues. #yimby #upzoning #housing

Most rent-controlled buildings to be exempted from S.F. upzoning plan Mayor Lurie makes a deal with Myrna Melgar, D7 supe who criticized lack of tenant protections in zoning plan.

"The amendment exempts at least 84,000 rental units in 11,700 buildings from the #upzoning plan, and any ground-floor retail that might be under them" missionlocal.org/2025/10/rent...

Official Development Plan: Chance for public input on draft ODP ends Oct 29. But it will affect every inch of Vancouver for generations. Above: The Generalized Land Use (GLU) map on p85/204 of the draft ODP. It indicates where more height and density will be allowed. Search below for the colour legend. The ODP is to be approved in s…

CityHallWatch: Official Development Plan: Chance for public input on draft ODP ends Oct 29. But it will affect every inch of Vancouver for generations - Write City Hall cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/v... #vanre #upzoning #MOAR #densitydonewrong #demovictions #ItsSpeculationStupid #vanpoli

Scott Wiener has been cast as the upzoning heavy. He’s fine with that. Will voters be? A recent poll revealed concerning numbers for the state senator, especially on the Westside. But he is not concerned. Scott Wiener has been cast as the upzoning heavy. He’s fine with that. Will voters be?

CPH Daily Bulletin 10/15/2025

#ScottWiener has been cast as the #upzoning heavy. He’s fine with that. Will voters be?

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#SanFrancisco #Developement #California #Gentrification #CalPol

A historic housing bill is on Newsom's desk. Cities are scrambling to figure out how it works The scramble is on as homeowners, developers and renters’ rights groups try to determine how SB 79, and the sweeping increase in housing that it promises, would affect their communities.

California is on the brink of transformative change in housing policy with Senate Bill 79, which would override local zoning laws to encourage high-density residential development near transit stops.

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#AffordableHousing
#HousingPolicy
#UrbanDevelopment
#Upzoning

SB79 is not going to do what everyone thinks. It won’t make housing more affordable, nor will it help slow climate change. This is about increasing property values for rich shareholders. #upzoning #housing #realestate #sb79

#canpoli #cdnpoli #onpoli #topoli #urbanism #upzoning
Hypothesis: in the zeal to address climate change by densifying our cities, we are exposing ourselves to increasing levels of microplastics toxicity.

#urbanism #upzoning

"There are no solutions, only trade-offs."
(Thomas Sowell)

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#urbanism #upzoning
The top 3 sources of microplastics are synthetic textiles, all-vehicle tires, & city dust. All are consequences of our modern, urban lives that concentrate creation of the particles into our environments. Promoting higher-density cities risks increasing exposure for humans.

State Sen. Scott Wiener wants San Franciscans to “respect his authority” when it comes to #upzoning. He dismisses the concerns of residents claiming he wants to provide more housing, but his plan is destined to be a disaster, like it was in Vancouver. #housing #realestate

District 2’s Stephen Sherrill isn’t saying no to upzoning “I feel strongly that no is not the answer,” said Sherrill, closely echoing remarks made on Monday by Mayor Daniel Lurie.

#California #Housing #SanFrancisco #Upzoning #upzoning

District 2 Supervisor Sherrill:

[...] "Some constituents say yes, some constituents say no,” responded Sherrill. “There is not one overwhelming majority on either side of this issue."

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Although we often say #housing policy is #education policy, you don’t often see such clear advocacy from school boards for #upzoning. #Seattle has grown faster than its suburbs since 2010 yet school enrollment continues to decline

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oooOOOoo some #nimby is angry! 👀 Ripping down Frelard.org posters that are advocating for #upzoning. #Seattle

Protest Up-Zoning : Indybay S.F. City Hall, Plaza Side, Civic Center

Protest #UpZoning 11am #sanfrancisco. " #MaryLurie's harmful upzoning has residents outraged - and now #SenatorWiener is pushing even more height and density with zero affordability! " www.indybay.org/newsitems/20...

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It would be nice if the #upzoning plan didn't significantly reduce rear yard open space requirements - that removes valuable green space in the dense urban environment.

There are other approaches (great balconies!), but somehow I don;t see that playing out in San Francisco […]

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The Daily Dirt: Moment of truth for Midtown South It is go time for the Midtown South rezoning. Will the City Council leave the plan intact? On Wednesday, the City Council’s Subcommittee on Zonin...

#Affordable #Housing #Housing #units #Mandatory […]

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Many NIMBYs here in #ArlingtonVA often cite Cambridge, MA for pioneering Ranked Choice Voting, which they believe will break our "developer-owned" County Board and finally "stop upzoning" 🙄🙄 Funny enough, they are not willing to look to Cambridge on its own bold #upzoning plans for #housing.

Vancouver study shows how the Yimby narrative has failed, in real time Unlike the YIMBY narrative that blames zoning for what’s been incorrectly labeled a 'housing crisis'—which is actually an affordability shortage—Patrick Condon uses Vancouver as a real-world example t...

"...the shift [is] a wage-based #economy to an assets-based economy. And shelter is the major asset globally. ...tax what we call the 'land lift' ... due to #upzoning." Patrick Condon, author “Broken City: Land Speculation, Inequality, and the Urban Crisis”.

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Can zoning reform change urban development patterns? Evidence from #Auckland

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#upzoning #housing #development