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Silicon Valley real estate
fromKqed
1 month agoCampbell Fast-tracks Townhome Development, First in State | KQED
A new California law enables faster approval of small-scale townhome projects for middle-income families, with Mercury Lane in Campbell offering units starting at $1.15 million, significantly below the local median home price of $1.8 million.
fromIrish Independent
3 days ago'It's like a circus' - inside the chaotic six-hour council meeting to find more land for new homes
"We're all over the place here - this meeting should be suspended. We should get our ducks in a row and come back here and do this properly. I mean it's like a circus - you're saying one thing, and then you're going back. You're kind of changing your answers."
London politics
Alternative transportation
fromStreetsblog USA
3 days agoFlorida Town Gives New Residents Free Golf Carts to Replace Their Cars - Streetsblog USA
Babcock Ranch incentivizes residents to drive less by offering free golf carts with new home purchases, promoting a community focused on alternative transportation.
London startup
fromComputerWeekly.com
6 days agoDatacentre developers tout benefits to local communities, but do they deliver? | Computer Weekly
Datacentre developments are causing challenges for local businesses, raising concerns about energy consumption and community impact despite potential local benefits.
#housing
California
fromStreetsblog California
5 days agoLegislation Moving to Make It Easier to Build High-Rises Near Transit in CA's Seven Largest Cities - Streetsblog California
Assembly Bill 2074 aims to facilitate high-rise housing near transit hubs in California's largest cities by streamlining approval processes.
East Bay real estate
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
5 days agoTired of frivolous' landmark attempts, Berkeley council members want to raise bar for petitions
Berkeley City Council is considering raising the petition signature threshold for landmark designation to address concerns over blocking housing development.
fromSan Jose Spotlight
6 days agoContract dispute delays Homekey Palo Alto opening - San Jose Spotlight
The Homekey project at 1237 San Antonio Road has been in the works since fall 2023, when city and state leaders touted its importance in addressing the local and regional housing crisis.
Mission District
#housing-affordability
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month agoReal estate
Mixed-density housing keeps expanding as affordability reaches a breaking point
Housing attainability—expanding housing types and mixed-density planning—must complement affordability efforts to preserve access to homeownership and community quality of life.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month agoHere's what will actually move the needle on housing affordability
Housing affordability requires land-use reform and builders must shift focus to market segments where they can control outcomes, as traditional solutions like lower rates, off-site construction, subsidies, and value engineering are individually insufficient.
#housing-development
Boston real estate
fromwww.amny.com
1 month agoExpert Analysis
Cities can unlock 100,000+ housing units by leveraging 50+ million square feet of unused development rights on municipal properties and transit facilities through strategic air-rights deployment and alternative ownership models beyond traditional ground leases.
fromFast Company
4 weeks agoIf you want housing abundance, let the market work
Good urbanism should transcend politics. Socialists and capitalists can walk the same neighborhood and agree it's a pleasant place to live. They can each appreciate the tree canopy, the corner café with people spilling onto the sidewalk, the mix of ages on bikes and on foot, the architectural details of older buildings, and so on.
Philosophy
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks agoCampaigners celebrate after new town plans dropped
Campaigner Aysha Hawcutt stated that residents were 'not anti-homes', but believed the Adlington plan was 'the wrong proposal in the wrong place'. She expressed pride in the community's resilience against the development threats.
London politics
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month agoHow Public Financing Wins Projects Before You Build
Through Community Facilities Districts (CFD), Municipal Utility Districts (MUD), Public Improvement Districts (PID), Community Development Districts (CDD) and reimbursement districts (RD), builders can potentially shift infrastructure costs off their balance sheets and onto special districts that homebuyers ultimately absorb through property taxes without potentially adding debt to the builder's books.
LA real estate
US politics
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2 months agoDemocracy Dies in the Homeowners Association | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Renters often lack voting rights in HOA governance, leaving them subject to private rules, fines, and decisions without representation.
California
fromStreetsblog
2 months agoRollout of New Housing-Near-Transit Law Encountering Confusion and Delay - Streetsblog California
SB 79's implementation has caused confusion, local resistance, and political fractures, complicating alignment of transit projects and housing policy across California.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months agoCouncil thwarted in bid to axe low-traffic zones
Tower Hamlets Council said in September 2023 it wanted to take down the LTNs and was challenged by Save our Safer Streets (Soss). The court said a failure to reconsult was among the reasons for its decision. Soss said that "thousands of local residents will be extremely pleased and relieved". Tower Hamlets Council, led by mayor Lutfur Rahman, said it was "disappointed" while London's mayor called it "good news for Londoners".
London politics
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