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texastential_sm
the bulk of public spending on housing in the US goes to homeowners. after Katrina public assistance went to homeowners and not to renters. this was done very explicitly by
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Justin Wm. Moyer
justinwmmoyer
Reported this out after a tip from the incomparable @MikeWiseguy with further tips (and photos!) from @tlsandys. And got to interview Mara C., who plays accordion in puppet shows AND
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Bmore Train Guy
FreeMassTransit
Extremely cringe to hear Chapo arguing that we shouldn't let more people into the US or build more housing because life isn't good enough for people here presently. @mtsw is
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Maimunah Mohd Sharif
MaimunahSharif
Wrapping up our first #BeyondtheOutbreak Thematic Session on #Housing, @UNHABITAT encourages local governments to – at a minimum - work to adopt the following emergency measures Provide temporary
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rachelle_earwaker
r_earwaker
A 'build, build, build' programme that cuts funding from £2.4b to £1.5b per year for building the affordable homes the UK needs more than ever is worrying. THREAD1/9 Also worrying
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Aaron Carr
aaronAcarr
“If you are looking for Section 8, then this is not the property for you.” Landlord to one of our undercover investigators who was asking if they accept vouchers. If
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Municipal Dreams
MunicipalDreams
1/ A short thread on housing in the Rodings, rural Essex. In non-chronological order, first up 'Swedish Houses' in High Roding - two of around 2450 permanent prefabricated timber homes
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Joe F Spaulding 🦉
beyond_process
At the request of an activist friend, I spoke at a recent Ann Arbor City Council meeting on the issue of #racism & #housing, which I care deeply about. During
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Wyld Wych
Wyld_Wych
As an adult, I damn well deserve the right to friends and partners coming over. Most housing does NOT allow this. I do not have the physical mobility to visit
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Michael Tae Sweeney
mtsw
Frankly a ton of hellsprawl (especially in California) is already at perfectly walkable densities if not for the fact you have to walk two miles, including crossing multiple 8-lane-wide 50mph
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TooManyHouses
2ManyHouses
Our complicated housing crisis. Just pondering. 1/13 Significant Govt investment in bringing long term @emptyhomes (over 250k currently) back into good condition to be used by councils as social housing
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730DC
730_DC
THREAD/ Since 'Columbia Heights' is uh, trending nationally, this seems like a good time to talk about Columbia Heights the neighborhood - its history, and how it's situated in the
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Melissa Bowman
m2bowman
Interesting to see the following two articles posted today, serving as an interesting juxtaposition and a reminder of why I think having a #WRYIMBY perspective is important. The first speaks
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Peter Apps
PeteApps
Automatic permission for new homes will only make housing affordable if you believe that housebuilders are willing to flood the market with enough supply to bring prices radically down, instead
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Chris Elmendorf
CSElmendorf
Earlier this month, @California_HCD posted a little-noticed memo that massively increases the amount of "zoned capacity" for new housing that local governments must provide. This thread explains it. 1/nhttps://www.hcd.ca.gov/commu
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Jesse Kanson-Benanav | #BlackLivesMatter
jessekb
The triple decker is Boston's iconic architecture; our historic "missing middle" housing, first built en masse to house Boston's growing working class & has served generations of families since. But
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