For a future story think about how the last mile (often buses) helps feed trains and rail transit. Virginia has done good work in this space. See Rail Passengers Association for national effort. Disclosure - I'm on RPA governing council from Michigan.
In San Francisco I can definitely sense it going more mainstream - lots of friends who are less engaged in local politics than I am have still absorbed by osmosis the idea that a candidate being “anti-housing” is a bad thing.
The left-NIMBY rhetoric is still muddying the waters a lot though. Lots of urban voters who see themselves as “good progressives” are still very skeptical of “luxury housing,” and are so biased against the field of economics that they aren’t really willing to engage with the arguments of filtering or “trickle down housing.” When it comes down to ballots and voter pamphlets on the coffee table, I’m not convinced that these kinds of voters aren’t just going to vote for the candidate who’s coded as aligned with their position on the national-level culture wars, which will really tilt towards left-NIMBYs.
It was so good to see you there too and I agree. Also, come on over to podcast land, there's defiantly room and I know Substack has great resources on how to add one just to this mailing list.
I'm trying to grab even more folks who are experiencing the worst of these housing troubles (discrimination despite it being illegal, evictions and recovering from evictions, even more requirements to make 2 and 3x the rent at the time of application and general burnout) with my podcast and expanded newsletter focus.
One thing I wish to see more of, is thinking about how housing financing and those who can afford to be at an event like that and give back to these kinds of organizations, tend to only be market urbanists. It goes back to my last comment, but yes, I welcome more folks at the table and more of us asking if we really want to have a housing market versus circulating money and commerce in other ways.
For a future story think about how the last mile (often buses) helps feed trains and rail transit. Virginia has done good work in this space. See Rail Passengers Association for national effort. Disclosure - I'm on RPA governing council from Michigan.
I read this article today in the Post and thought of your substack. Did you happen to see it? https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2024/05/01/chris-pratt-tear-down/?utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere_trending_now&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alert&location=alert
In San Francisco I can definitely sense it going more mainstream - lots of friends who are less engaged in local politics than I am have still absorbed by osmosis the idea that a candidate being “anti-housing” is a bad thing.
The left-NIMBY rhetoric is still muddying the waters a lot though. Lots of urban voters who see themselves as “good progressives” are still very skeptical of “luxury housing,” and are so biased against the field of economics that they aren’t really willing to engage with the arguments of filtering or “trickle down housing.” When it comes down to ballots and voter pamphlets on the coffee table, I’m not convinced that these kinds of voters aren’t just going to vote for the candidate who’s coded as aligned with their position on the national-level culture wars, which will really tilt towards left-NIMBYs.
You were at a bar and restaurant, right? Or were you ready actually the bar and restaurant incarnate?
It was so good to see you there too and I agree. Also, come on over to podcast land, there's defiantly room and I know Substack has great resources on how to add one just to this mailing list.
I'm trying to grab even more folks who are experiencing the worst of these housing troubles (discrimination despite it being illegal, evictions and recovering from evictions, even more requirements to make 2 and 3x the rent at the time of application and general burnout) with my podcast and expanded newsletter focus.
One thing I wish to see more of, is thinking about how housing financing and those who can afford to be at an event like that and give back to these kinds of organizations, tend to only be market urbanists. It goes back to my last comment, but yes, I welcome more folks at the table and more of us asking if we really want to have a housing market versus circulating money and commerce in other ways.