20th century land use planning has created an awful lot of neighborhoods that are not well suited to an aging population. More diverse structure types at a range of price points in every neighborhood would help (and repeal Prop 13).
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Georgists: Taxing expensive land would redistribute people more efficiently across existing housing and incentivize more housing in high-demand places.

Starter homes are great, they just don't belong in this neighborhood. First-time homebuyers are practically renters, it's not like having *real* neighbors who are deeply connected to the community.

Too obvious? Also easier to appreciate from the outside (interior lighting & ventilation leaves much to be desired).

Jed articulates so well the disconnect between most academic research & policymakers' needs. A thoughtful, clearly written lit review (or similar translation of research for non-experts) punches above its weight in impact. Fewer Greek letters, more practical recommendations!

Bought some tickets to Washington Mystics Chicago Sky in June. It’s going to be an exciting summer.

In my completely objective opinion...land use, transportation, and housing are among the most important 'desks' for media to cover! (Besides food and puzzles, of course.)

I dare any economist to include this much color and font variation on your opening slide. (Also if you do, please share pix of your audience’ faces.)

Key lesson for states that adopt new zoning/housing requirements for localities to meet: Providing high-quality, accessible training & TA for localities who are *willing* to comply goes a long way. Fighting a handful of active resisters is expensive.

Such a depressing article. Legalize neighborhood taco trucks + build better sidewalks everywhere, tax the heck out of drive-throughs.

Huh. Explains a lot about MA and CT suburbs. Actually surprised we don’t hear “cottages spread plague” at more community meetings.

Super important context for those who worry that upzoning alone won't fully solve affordability: That's true. But downzoning (which cities have done a lot!) makes affordability much, much worse. And keeping status quo zoning when housing demand increases is also problematic.

S9 bus driver aggressively leaning on the horn to remind drivers they’re not supposed to be in the bus-only lane. Which is great, but underscores DC’s non-existent enforcement of bus lanes.

If you're in New Orleans and are interested in housing policy, come to a conference I helped organize this Friday from 1-6pm at NOCHI. Admission is free and open to everyone. I'll be talking with Jenny Schuetz, Chris Elmendorf, Michael Manville and M. Nolan Gray at 5pm!

Completely agree w/ Daryl Fairweather ⛅. But also true that 'end single-family zoning' is absolutely terrible political messaging & confuses most non-zoning nerds.

“Watch out for pedestrians” all the way at the bottom. Of course.

Days like this call for extra Dunkin.