Read the full article … “If you sheltered in place before you contracted the virus, you’re probably okay–and it doesn’t matter if that shelter is a house in a suburban subdivision or in an apartment in a city. When de…
In New York City, Density Saves Lives, Too
Read the full article … “What is factually incontrovertible is that record density — and reasonably good, if always imperfect, management of that density — made New York safer and healthier than it ever had been before the coronavirus spread.”…
Scholar and Historian Richard Rothstein to Discuss Housing History with California YIMBY
NAACP Distinguished Fellow, Author, former New York Times Columnist to Lead Webinar on Roots of Discriminatory Housing Policies CLICK HERE TO RSVP SACRAMENTO – On April 28th, California YIMBY will host a webinar led by renowned expert Richard Rothstein on…
Don’t blame dense cities for the spread of coronavirus
Read the full article … “However, arguments like Kersten’s rely on a logical fallacy: blaming dense apartment buildings, which are inanimate objects, for what are social, human problems. This type of argument—citing tall buildings, especially those occupied by low-income renters,…
America is terrible at building things. Let’s fix that, starting with transportation
Read the full article … “Andreessen rightly notes: ‘The problem is inertia. We need to want these things more than we want to prevent these things.’ NIMBY is maintaining inertia.” … Read the full article
Coronavirus: Here’s how putting California’s homeless in hotels actually works
Read the full article here … “In an unprecedented effort spurred by the pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom and local governments across the state say they are scrambling to find 15,000 hotel rooms for people like Dobbs: homeless and particularly susceptible…
Editorial: NIMBYs stop a hotel from housing sick homeless people in Orange County
Read the full article here … “When the sprawling Laguna Woods Village retirement community in south Orange County got word that the county Board of Supervisors had leased the nearby Ayres Hotel to house homeless people who tested positive for…
Oakland to restrict cars on 74 miles of streets for cyclists and pedestrians
Read the full article here … “Oakland will slow down a whopping 74 miles of streets to vehicular traffic starting this weekend to give pedestrians, joggers, and cyclists more room for social distancing. It’s part of an emergency measure called…
Talking Headways Podcast: The Vital Link Between Health and Transportation
Read the full article here … “This week we’re joined by Gail Nehls and Leslie Patterson of Envida, a transportation and home care organization. We chat about how transportation can help those with behavioral health concerns such as opioid addictions…
Affordable housing can cost $1 million per apartment in California. Coronavirus could make it worse
Read the full article here … “At $1.1 million per apartment, the Pearl is the priciest affordable housing project in the state and, likely, the country. It also serves as an alarming example of how political, economic and bureaucratic forces…