Public transit discourse always devolves into the same bullshit about “freedom.” As if the real freedom isn’t being able to move through your own city without paying a car note, insurance, gas, and your sanity.

Got some rants building up.

#UrbanPolicy

Many vacant and abandoned properties reflect long histories of disinvestment, redlining, and unequal policy decisions that shaped which neighborhoods received resources and which were left behind.

Read more: communityprogress.org/blog/2023-va...

#Redlining #BlackCommunities #UrbanPolicy

To Move Past False Choices, Housing Funders Must Embrace Supply Responding to criticism of his call for funders to “take a side,” Ned Resnikoff makes a case for a grand bargain among progressive housing advocates.

Responding to criticism of his call for funders to “take a side,” Ned Resnikoff makes a case for a grand bargain among progressive housing advocates.

Guest Contributor, Ned Resnikoff Reports: tinyurl.com/34pynsj3

#HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing #YIMBY #UrbanPolicy #HousingPolicy #Philanthropy

SIX PROOFS AND A WARNING: A Synthesis Essay in Urban Political Economy Vienna’s Housing Model, Tokyo’s Zoning Revolution, Henry George’s Tax, the Democratic New City, Why Remote Work Didn’t Save Us, and What the Slum Knows

Henry George proved land rent can fund cities without taxing work.
Remote work proved tech can’t fix political economy.
Informal settlements show where advanced cities are headed if they don’t change.

Essay⬇️
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#UrbanPolicy #Housing #Urbanism #Cities

SIX PROOFS AND A WARNING: A Synthesis Essay in Urban Political Economy Vienna’s Housing Model, Tokyo’s Zoning Revolution, Henry George’s Tax, the Democratic New City, Why Remote Work Didn’t Save Us, and What the Slum Knows

Vienna proves housing can be treated as infrastructure, not an investment vehicle.
Tokyo proves abundance is a zoning decision—not a cultural miracle.
Read Essay⬇️
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#UrbanPolicy #HousingCrisis #UrbanEconomics #Housing #Urbanism #PoliticalEconomy #Cities

THE MISALLOCATION CIVILIZATION Capital Without Purpose, Immigration Without Integration, and the Social Infrastructure We Failed to Build

We built the world’s best feeds—and forgot how to build homes.
If capital had a conscience, it would look like social infrastructure. What if “engagement” meant buses that arrive & rents you can pay?
Don’t end markets. End misallocation.

thinkingprospectus.substack.com/p/the-misall...

#UrbanPolicy

We mastered the art of monetizing attention and abandoned the art of building a society. This essay tracks how capital chased engagement while housing, transit, and social supports withered— and lays out a practical agenda to rebuild the floor beneath people, not just the ceiling above wealth. #HousingCrisis #SocialInfrastructure #AttentionEconomy #UrbanPolicy #YIMBY #CommunityWealth #ZoningReform #WorkforceDevelopment #PublicGoods Political Economy, Urban Planning, Housing, Infrastructure, Immigration, Labor/Workforce, Technology & Society, Community Wealth Building, Co‑ops, Public Policy

We perfected attention capture and neglected the infrastructure that makes life livable.

A blueprint for redirecting capital to housing, transit, and training:

thinkingprospectus.substack.com/p/the-misall...

#Housing #Infrastructure #UrbanPolicy #PublicGoods #CommunityWealth

#HousingCrisis
#AffordableHousing
#Urbanism
#CityPlanning
#Housing
#UrbanPlanning
#Homelessness
#Gentrification
#ZoningReform
#SocialHousing
#PoliticalEconomy
#LandValueTax
#HousingPolicy
#UrbanPolicy
#NIMBYism
#YIMBY
#PublicHousing
#RentControl
#HousingAffordability
#UrbanInequality

Why can't cities just build more?

Homeowners vote at higher rates and dominate local politics. Restricting supply protects their asset values. They show up; renters don't. The asymmetry is structural, not accidental.

#PoliticalEconomy
#LandValueTax
#HousingPolicy
#UrbanPolicy
#NIMBYism

But the wealth generated by urban density doesn't have to flow broadly. Under the wrong conditions it gets captured almost entirely by landowners — who did nothing to create it.

Henry George diagnosed this in 1879. The diagnosis still stands.

#PoliticalEconomy
#LandValueTax
#Housing
#UrbanPolicy

We are pleased to host Dr. @baykurt.bsky.social on April 14 at DeGroote School of Business @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social

Join us online or in person in Hamilton for what promises to be a great talk by Dr. Baykurt at the forefront of debates on the "smart" city. #SmartCities #UrbanPolicy

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Providing free basic utilities (water, trash, heat, electric, internet) to residential households is a proven tool for local economic development that pays higher and more consistent dividends than any traditional tax abatement or direct business subsidy program.
#urbanpolicy

Who actually benefits from EU urban development funding? Take a look at our new research article published by Jekatyerina Dunajeva, Joanna Kostka, Iselin Mulvik & Hanna Siarova.
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#CommunityLedLocalDevelopment #EUFunds #EUCohesionPolicy #UrbanPolicy #Governance

Brisbane parking shake-up brings digital choice, but questions remain PayStay launches as second app in Brisbane's parking system next month. Council saves millions but researchers warn older and less tech-savvy users may be left behind.

Brisbane parking shake-up brings digital choice, but questions remain

#BrisbaneParkingApp #DigitalPayment #UrbanPolicy #AusNews

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Dual Master's Degree in Urban policy with the London School of Economics (lse) Training in territorial governance with a dual perspectiveThis high-level and selective program, which is multidisciplinary and bilingual* (French and English), combines in-depth reflection on the pol...

Two cities. Two languages. Two of Europe’s greatest social science schools.

The Dual Master’s in #UrbanPolicy — @sciencespo.fr Urban School × @lse.ac.uk — is one of the most demanding and rewarding programmes in urban studies anywhere.

Applications close March 29
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NYC could spend $1B a year on free buses… or build 41 miles of new subway.

A new report says that could unlock 167,000 homes in Brooklyn & Queens and reshape affordability for decades.

Short term relief vs long term supply.

Read more: t.ly/6Wv86

#NYC #HousingCrisis #Transit #UrbanPolicy

Is Busan’s 15-Minute City Reshaping How the City Moves As Busan aligns itself with a global urban model, the durability of its transformation depends on measurable shifts in how the city moves.

Overlaying 15-minute zones onto Busan’s transport network reveals a central question: is mobility being reshaped, or simply rebranded? breezeinflow.com/busan-news/i... #Busan #15MinuteCity #UrbanPolicy

How to Fill Empty Offices With Co-Living Residents In most of the United States, individuals who work full time for minimum wage can’t afford to rent a one-bedroom apartment. And buying a condo or house is out of the question even for many higher on the income scale.

Empty offices could become affordable homes! Experts explore converting vacant offices into co-living micro-apartments with shared kitchens and common spaces 🏙️🏠
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#HousingCrisis #Coliving #UrbanPolicy #AffordableHousing #CityRevitalization

[B]orn in Oakland, CA. Studied: Ling Nan School (Hong Kong); Member; National Academy of Design, American Watercolor Society, California Watercolor Society. While still a child Kingman returned with his parents to China. There, Kingman received art instruction from traditional Chinese watercolorists & Size-To-Wai, a Paris-educated artist who was very knowledgeable about modern art trends. In 1929, Kingman moved back to San Francisco & started producing watercolor paintings depicting Bay Area cityscape subjects. In 1942, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship which enabled him to travel around the United States painting watercolors of American scene subjects. Between 1945 & 1965, he painted a large number of outstanding cityscape watercolors of New York City & San Francisco. He also did covers for Fortune & article illustrations inside the magazine. Life, Time, Westways, & numerous other magazines.’ https://poulwebb.blogspot.com/2021/01/fortune-magazine-part-4.html

#Fortune for #FEBRUARY 1947
‘Two U.S. Cities’
#Illustration by Dong Kingman (1911-2000 👉ALT)
Cover of *Fortune*, February 1947
#FortuneCover #watercolor #illustrationart #illustrationartists #graphicdesign #DongKingman #urbanpolicy #masstransit #cityscape

The Dark Night Rises: The Impact of Switch-Off Policies on Crime

This paper by Beaudet finds minimal crime impact from streetlight reductions, with only a small rise in burglaries in dense areas. Supports energy-saving policies with safety considerations. spkl.io/63323AQryt #UrbanPolicy #LightPollution #Crime

What actually ends homelessness?

Local providers say it’s not overnight shelters—it’s housing with support.
This article breaks down how Portland sidelined proven solutions in favor of short-term measures.

Read the full analysis: bit.ly/3M6Sk08

#HousingFirstWorks #TenantStability #UrbanPolicy

Discipline, Secrecy, and the Edges of Modern Life: Joe Rogan and Evan Hafer on Craft, Urban Decline, Epstein Files, and the AI Cliff Joe Rogan and Black Rifle Coffee Company founder Evan Hafer engage in a wide-ranging discussion on precision disciplines like archery and billiards, the evolution of American coffee culture, and the demands of elite performance. The conversation also addresses urban policy failures, the latest allegations tied to the Epstein document releases, Cold War-era clandestine operations, and accelerating concerns about artificial intelligence, with brief allusions to UAP-related secrecy through Bob Lazar’s claims.

Joe Rogan and Evan Hafer go wide - from precision crafts and coffee culture to urban decline, Epstein document revelations, Cold War clandestine ops, and the accelerating AI cliff. A blunt conversation about discipline, secrecy, and modern risk. #AI #UrbanPolicy

This fight isn’t just about Boston or Minneapolis.
If HUD’s position stands, cities nationwide may stop addressing segregation altogether.

That’s dangerous: bit.ly/3NTD4Ek
#HousingEquity #UrbanPolicy

What fixes homelessness? Homes.

This piece makes the case for building more housing and fully funding supports like vouchers—rejecting narratives that blame individuals while cities retreat from Housing First strategies.

🔗 bit.ly/49ZWWwS

#HousingFirst #HomelessnessServices #UrbanPolicy

If profit comes from scarcity, displacement, or tenants having no choices—that’s not investing.

It’s speculation.

🔗 bit.ly/4jWs6cP

#HousingCrisis #UrbanPolicy

Imagining a wintry Guelph where the city's heart beats beyond the car Some ideas don’t fit neatly into op-eds or news columns. This piece is one of those, but we think it's a great way to humanize common issues many of us face - especially in the winter.

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#WinterCities #ActiveTransportation #TransitMatters #CityForPeople #MobilityJustice #CanadianUrbanism #TransportationEquity #CompleteStreets #VisionZero #UrbanPolicy #ClimateResilience #WinterMaintenance #WinterCycling #FutureCities #PolicyThroughStory

Busan’s Infrastructure Expansion in an Era of Demographic Decline | Busan news | Breeze in Busan Busan’s future will be determined not by how quickly vehicles cross the city, but by whether urban policy allows life to take root where the roads no longer stop.

Busan is expanding toll-road infrastructure as its population shrinks and ages. What was once a growth asset is quietly becoming a fiscal exposure—maintained by fewer, older taxpayers. breezeinflow.com/busan-news/b...
#Busan #UrbanPolicy #Infrastructure #DemographicDecline

New York tried congestion pricing and it’s working. A $9 toll below 60th Street cut traffic by 11% in year one and is finally sending real money back into transit. Policy, meet proof.

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#NYC #Infrastructure #UrbanPolicy #Transit #GoodRevenue

Real resilience means embedding climate sensitivity into urban design, labor standards, and core infrastructure — because heat governance is now city governance.

#ClimateAction #UrbanPolicy #HeatResilience #India

The good life in #Paris shows: Less car traffic improves health and quality of life. A 30 km/h speed limit, fewer parking spaces, and more bike and pedestrian paths significantly reduce air pollution. #UrbanPolicy can provide effective protection – measurably and noticeably.