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Using detailed address-level microdata, we trace movement chains originating with the initial residents of The Central and document three main findings. First, we show the building generated a substantial number of local vacancies. We identify 180 specific addresses that became vacant because of moves into The Central. Scaling to account for data coverage suggests the new tower induced more than 500 local vacancies in the three years after construction, by setting off chains of moves. Second, while The Central units were expensive on a per-square-foot basis, the homes vacated by movers were significantly cheaper. Homes left behind by those moving into The Central were about 40% less expensive. Unlike much of the prior literature, which track the changing neighborhood characteristics of movers
Even more evidence that building new housing decreases rents: Researchers tracked the residents of a newly built luxury condo building and found that they freed up less expensive apartments nearby.
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Same.
Congrats on a great run, Jane! Would love to connect as you plan next steps.
How did it go? Good vibes?
Ouch!
Peep the crispy tofu and the portobello offerings at Dinosaurs, both solid! www.eatdinosaurs.com
If you could recommend one book to someone looking to read something about the connection between urbanism, transit, etc and climate outcomes, what would it be?
SB 79 PASSES OUT OF THE CALIFORNIA SENATE! 🎉🥑
“A stadium is a big cement bowl where, most days, nothing happens.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/o...
NEW: If Westchester doesn’t address its housing gap, it could cost the county thousands of jobs, millions in earnings, and billions in GDP in the next 15 years.
RPA and Westchester County Association quantify the economic impact. Key takeaways:
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A starter home should not cost anywhere close to $1 million. Our whole 2025 legislative package will help fix this -- including AB 595, which provides tax credits for the construction of for-sale homes affordable to Californians who earn moderate incomes.
Sing it from the rooftops: congestion pricing in NYC is an unambiguous triumph. It is succeeding beyond its backers wildest aspirations & none of the second-order effects people worried about have come to pass.
It's a pure win. Celebrate it! Talk about it! For once, let's own the f'ing narrative.
RPA's Maulin Mehta featured by @abundanceny.bsky.social!
✔️ bicycle helmets
❌ bicycle helmet laws
Our final #RPAAssembly panel is at noon today!
Moderated by Kate Slevin, join us for a conversation on #CongestionPricing in NYC. Registration on our site: rpa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Build baby build! Great to see these efforts bearing fruit.
I co-sign this agenda! I enjoy the occasional Waymo ride, but 20 bucks+ per trip is not a good outcome.
Research from UC Berkeley finds that two thirds of ADUs provide long-term housing, either to paying tenants or to the homeowners’ friends or family. Fewer than one in ten are used for short term rentals. ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/cci-adu...
Before and after images showing street transformations in Amsterdam.
Before and after images showing street transformations in Amsterdam.
If you think Amsterdam managed to avoid being overrun by cars, you’re wrong.
They also surrendered their streets to cars for many decades.
But the people fought back, and forced leaders to see their mistake.
There's nothing magical about #Amsterdam.
They just saw their mistake, and changed it.
Absolutely huge that Bill McKibben is giving a keynote at YIMBYTown this year!
Frankly: you cannot be an impactful climate or conservation advocate without also zealously fighting for infill housing. Can't wait to hear Bill's perspective on aligning the housing and environmental movements!
Essential reading, from Jenner's Adam Unikowsky. Not only does Adam pull together all of the reasons why the E.O.s are patently illegal and profoundly dangerous; he also explains ... [1]
adamunikowsky.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
Side-by-side comparison of the Cincinnati Union Terminal and the surrounding area in the 1950s and 2022. The top side shows a bustling scene with lots of housing and pedestrians, while the bottom side depicts a modern view with the many parking lots and highways. The handle '@cars.destroyed.our.cities' is visible at the bottom.
Minimum parking requirements have decimated what used to be vibrant & human-scaled cities.
The top 20 most walkable cities in the world, and their average time to walk to key amenities in each city.
The largest office-to-residential conversion in American history, at 25 Water St., is almost done. (1,300 units!)
Includes affordable apartments. Rents as low as $1,166 for a 2-bed.
HPD lottery open now: housingconnect.nyc.gov/PublicWeb/de...
We need to do this in many, many more buildings.
Thanks so much for this thoughtful and comprehensive response. It’s past midnight here so I will have to digest this tomorrow. I haven’t looked at the carbon budget implications of adding housing stock as a standalone matter - in the US context, the trade-off is frequently between infill and sprawl.
I’m not directly familiar with the Australian housing market, but why would 1 be true there? We’ve seen positive effects from supply increases in the US.
Utrecht NL is about to build the largest Dutch car-free neighbourhood.
12K people.
6K homes.
1.8K social rental homes.
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes.
21.5K bike parking spaces.
250 shared cars.
2 parcel hubs.
Parking structures on district edge.
High quality public transit.
New Hampshire residents say that housing is their top issue.
🏠 Housing: 29%
💰 Taxes: 10%
📚 Education: 8%
💊 Drugs and addiction: 7%
🏦 The economy: 7%
Massachusetts released its Unlocking Housing Production Commission report with a series of bold policy recommendations.
🚗 eliminate min parking reqs
🏡 duplexes on all lots, quadplexes if utilities
📐 min lot size reform
🏗️ single-stair reform
💰funding incentives
www.remainplaces.com/post/a-bold-...