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@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social What is the Oath that Ice officers are asked to take? We need to know that.

I am attending this event. Social housing is middle income AND affordable housing. We need this in high opportunity towns like Boulder.

Colorado is next! HN25-1273 www.leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1...

A once-banned type of building is back in favor – and the Planning Commission approves - Austin Monitor The Planning Commission approved several proposed amendments to an amendment of the city’s Technical Building Code during a meeting March 25, all of which address a peculiar kind of development called...

Austin's Planning Commission just approved six-story single-stair! Hats off to @cityjane.bsky.social and @chris-gannon.bsky.social for their housing advocacy and code reform efforts

www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2025...

Project size: 6,000 sq. ft. CIL would increase the cost of the three market rate 1,500 sq. ft. units by $45,780 each.

Project size: 7,200 sq. ft. CIL would increase the cost of the three market rate 1,800 sq. ft. units by $70,056 each.

For small projects—a three story quad, equal sized units:

Project size: 4,000 sq. ft. IH required cash increases the cost of the three market rate 1,000 sq. ft. units by $20,453 each.

In Boulder, 25% of new homes must be permanently affordable. Here's what that means:

Another drag that suppresses the building of middle income housing are Inclusionary Zoning or Inclusionary Housing requirements that subsidize low income housing by an exaction on market rate homes. In Boulder, 25% of new homes must be permanently affordable.

@maddow.msnbc.com stop calling it Dozhe! DOGE is dodgy, and that is the way you should refer to them: “Dodgy!”

If we change this one rule, it would do more to unleash great design for multifamily apartments. Abolish the double stair requirement drive.google.com/file/d/1VA4T...

Amsterdam’s vision: “intercept car visitors earlier in their journey to the city.” Park free in our neighbor cities! www.iamexpat.nl/expat-info/d...

Colorado is one of seven states that have lost more than 40% of their low cost apartments. www.jchs.harvard.edu/loss-low-ren...

@bennet.senate.gov when will you speak today Fe OMB nominee?

Metro Denver apartment rents plunge in fourth quarter as a blizzard of new units descend on market The region added nearly 20,000 new apartments last year, about double the typical pace seen in recent years.

Who says that building housing does not reduce rents? Metro Denver apartment rents plunge in fourth quarter as a blizzard of new units descend on market. www.denverpost.com/2025/01/24/m...

Boulder City Council is joining other progressive cities in reducing off street parking. us7.campaign-archive.com?u=88b4010f25...

We need housing of all types in Boulder. But 98 additional apartments for seniors at Frasier Meadows should support car light transportation in this 15-minute neighborhood. Instead, Frasier wants to build underground parking for 313 cars. us7.campaign-archive.com?u=88b4010f25...

I wish there were a way to ID the photos, so we here in BlueSkylandia (I am in Boulder) could add these as examples to our arsenal in support of housing, and maybe even get hold of the photos.

Zoning Changes that will receive a vote at Boulder City Council 1/9/25 enables some increase in the # of res. units per lot. But it DOES NOT increase the mass or scale or height or square footage of the total buildout that is permitted on that lot. You can comment to Council here.

You have it just right. Make urban places more urban to keep rural and wild areas rural and wild!!

I love this book. It goes with me to Hawaii for 8 days!

We presented strong support for housing in Boulder to Council & Planning Board last week! Read BHN Newsletter. us7.campaign-archive.com?u=88b4010f25...

Last night, Unanimous support from planning
Board for the service area expansion study (housing!)

Boulder City Council weighs developing Area III-Planning Reserve The 493-acre property northeast of Boulder could help address the city’s housing shortage, but the costs of developing it are steep.

Planning board and Council vote this week on housing in the planning reserve. boulderreportinglab.org/2024/11/17/b...

Eric, please add BHN to the starter pack. And thank you for creating it.

I agree, but re housing. We support density in cities to make cities more urban so that wild places can retain their wildness, without encroachment from suburbs and exurbs.

Hello BSkyers! We advocate for more housing in Boulder. Read our latest newsletter here. us7.campaign-archive.com?u=88b4010f25...