Excuse me, excuse me. You jackals seem to have mistaken me for Robert Moses; I’m actually Jane Jacobs — note the spectacles.
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The point is not that public engagement is bad in the abstract, or always bad in practice.
The point is that the status quo systems of public engagement objectively radically overrepresent & disproportionately empower the most exclusionist NIMBYs in every community.
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A cool thing about pro-housing zoning reforms is that they're symbiotic with a wide variety of other interventions in the housing system.
Delaying zoning fixes doesn't make those other interventions more likely to happen; it just means the status quo will keep getting worse.
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If we allow small footprints, streamline permits for small entrepreneurs, reduce requirements for small stores, then more creative, quirky, niche businesses can exist in our downtown.
If we arbitrarily reduce the reach they can have, we may kill specialization and innovation.
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Important things to remember about the "controversy" around pro-housing policy:
1) Only a tiny fraction of the population cares one way or the other about what forms of housing are legal to build.
2) After the new housing is legalized, ~nobody notices or cares.
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What is the 15-minute city? It's every city ever built by humans on this planet until a century ago, but with a catchy new name. And if the old parts haven't been destroyed in the last century, it's where the tourists go. And people travel across oceans to see the best of them.
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I live in the village in a town with 3000 people. Zoning in the village, the state route that runs through town, allows 1-4 family homes.
It’s a sea of single families with a tiny handful of inconspicuous duplexes and two four-plexes thrown in.
Pass HB 44. #NHPolitics
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Just read Len Turcotte’s defense of central planning trumping property rights on HB 44.
The class bias shown in hating on the rent control bill a few weeks ago but then also opposing an expansion of property rights is just - it’s breaking my brain.
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Many zoning laws are classist government regulations enacted by local governments.
I support some zoning of course, but many regulations can be thrown out with great effect.
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Another friend - single mother with two kids fighting metastatic breast cancer - had her landlord enter her home and scream at her for not having the dishes done. He threatened to evict her. She is still there, living in fear - there’s nowhere else to rent. #NHPolitics
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Friends with a 7 y.o. son live in a small apartment attached to an office building in town. One is a teacher who does private tutoring nights and weekends and the other is a full time librarian - but there is no realistic path to home ownership for them in the area. #NHPolitics
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Friends who live in the manufactured housing park in my town have three kids crammed into 900 square feet. The couple works three jobs, but has zero path to homeownership in my town or any surrounding town and no alternative rental options. #NHPolitics
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Friends had the house they rent sold and had to move. They were unable to find another space to rent in the entire 7 town school district in order to avoid uprooting the kids. Only after two months of searching did one option open up. #NHPolitics
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Yesterday showed that there is hope for people from both parties to work together to solve NH’s housing shortage by standing up for HB44, thank you Joe. The housing shortage is NH’s greatest economic threat!#NHPolitics
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Still pretty wild a House Democrat actually complained about the equity of her house being somehow impacted by having a rental property next door.
It’s giving ‘The American Dream for me, not for thee’ vibes #NHPolitics
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Today the NH House killed a bill to allow 4 residential units by right in residentially zoned areas w/public utilities.
78 Dems joined all but 20 Rs to scuttle the bill. Truly atrocious how many voted against it (ahem Dems), especially those from urban districts.
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Today, a critical pro-housing bill was voted down. Many who voted against this bill claim to care about our housing crisis. It’s time to walk the walk. What we are doing in NH now is not working. You cannot claim to care about this issue, but say not-in-my-backyard. #NHPolitics
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if you voted against HB44 here are some people you should talk to so you better understand why we need to unlock local creativity in tackling our SEVERE housing shortage:
🏘️ Your regional planning board
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“I support affordable housing, this just isn’t the right way…”
“I support affordable housing, this just isn’t the right way…”
“I support affordable housing, this just isn’t the right way…”
“I support affordable housing, this just isn’t the right way…”
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Replying to
Dems: We should accept minorities and treat them better
Repubs: *screaming at Jews with a megaphone telling them to go back to Isreal* Why are Dems so divisive?
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"All current zoning legislation owes its existence to a racially biased model of land-use planning." Read more in this piece from the Quarterly by and co.
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This victory is part of 's legacy. She quietly built support over multiple sessions and engaged a growing, diverse circle of stakeholders and experts. An election loss meant she had to hand it off, but this advance still belongs to her. Congrats, Ivy!
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And we've got another 
pro-housing bill moving out of committee today!
New Hampshire's HB 44, which would legalize up to 4 homes by right on any lot zoned for single-detached houses w/ municipal water & sewer, just got a bipartisan Do Pass recommendation out of committee!
pro-housing bill moving out of committee today!
New Hampshire's HB 44, which would legalize up to 4 homes by right on any lot zoned for single-detached houses w/ municipal water & sewer, just got a bipartisan Do Pass recommendation out of committee!Show this thread
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And we've got another 🔥 pro-housing bill moving out of committee today!
New Hampshire's HB 44, which would legalize up to 4 homes by right on any lot zoned for single-detached houses w/ municipal water & sewer, just got a bipartisan Do Pass recommendation out of committee!
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What’s the difference between assertive and aggressive? Your gender.
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yes, please do enlighten me. email me at smalldickenergy@getalife.com
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Hello @GretaThunberg
I have 33 cars.
My Bugatti has a w16 8.0L quad turbo.
My TWO Ferrari 812 competizione have 6.5L v12s.
This is just the start.
Please provide your email address so I can send a complete list of my car collection and their respective enormous emissions.
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Jean says to remind you that if your local police department is pretending to “escort Santa Claus” you should learn about civil forfeiture
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But it's worse than that because we don't even discuss these tradeoffs. We don't talk about the tradeoff between more spending with military contractors and universal pre-K. We just always go with more military spending, no matter what.
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Something that is genuinely confusing from a political standpoint is:
Why do cities prioritize auto throughput on roads that mainly serve the residents of other cities?
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Whole thread. Not every pet is a fit for every household.
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Y'all we gotta talk.
1) we do not know that the cat wanted to sleep. Usually the progression is "cat attacks feet all night, cat gets locked out of bedroom, cat howls at door".
2) not every pet is a fit for every household. This person did the right thing and returned the cat. twitter.com/revengegrill/s…
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funny how the “I’m not on either side” people are always the ones who are definitely on a side
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every day i explain my life and actions to the tiny medieval serf who lives in my skull and every day she goes ʜᴡæᴛ ʜᴡá?? and i say Keep Up Hildewald It's A Fucking Iphone
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it absolutely rips that every single one of us has in our possession at least one (often TWO) little flat boxes containing the sum total of human knowledge & we just like. drop them in the toilet. or use the bigger one to rest our bagel plate on
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Toderian said it’s not a question of “urbanist ideology,” but evidence-based decision making.
“Every decision is based on a business case, & the business case is rock solid for investing in walking, biking & transit. As a matter of fact, it’s ideological to ignore that evidence.”
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BREAKING: This outstanding & really important article is on the front page of its city newspaper right before a municipal election. It’s on Winnipeg, but it applies to MANY cities. Every city should have this. I’m interviewed, with @StrongTowns & others. winnipegfreepress.com/local/2022/10/
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Seeing well-intended friends recommend voting for Const'l Convention. NO, NO, NO! Would open up the entire Constitution and too many right-wingers would bring us back to a time before Brown. There are other ways to protect repro rights. #VoteNoOnBallotQues2 #NHPolitics
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Every year I take kids outside on some random Friday & I remember that school would be a better place if we gave middle school students recess.
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If you are expecting to receive student loan debt relief, you should know that Republicans are now suing the Biden administration to stop you from getting that relief. Only one party is working to help you—your vote matters this midterm election.
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the only thing more obnoxious and insufferable than outspoken e-bike evangelists proselytizing about how having one will fundamentally change your life and relationship to your community for the better is buying your own and realizing all those nerds were 10000% totally correct
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