with 17 justices and 17 circuits, you could have each circuit covering ~20 million people (I did this math and arranged the states for it the other night because Iβm unwell)
he just wrote two big blog posts about it! pro replacing Biden, can't recall if he's Team Harris or Team Secret Third Candidate (and he might be agnostic even)
you and @richardm.bsky.social are right that HOAs make sense for multifamily housing
Ned is right theyβre bad for detached housing
if we define them as a governance structure for multifamily housing, if a development has an HOA that means itβs multifamily & thus not allowed for single family zones
it was super nice! I was actually a little surprised by how good I found it (makes me wonder about the process for finding artists/making stylistic choices)
Broadway Valdez is all large lots (former car dealerships etc), we still don't know how to do something like this with normal sized parcels. They require help in zoning, building codes and financing.
But if we ever cracked that nut we could imagine a thousand Broadway Valdezes.
the @cayimby.bsky.social team took a tour of the Broadway Valdez neighborhood in Oakland, one of the most successful specific plan areas in the state which has produced 4500 new homes in the past decade
planning focused on public realm improvements instead of micromanaging the new buildings
I enjoyed seeing the different public art developers provided (in lieu of a 1% arts fee)
the first photo is a fairly drab facade, but as the trees grow that plaza (former slip lane!) will become an incredible public space I think #urbanism
the @cayimby.bsky.social team took a tour of the Broadway Valdez neighborhood in Oakland, one of the most successful specific plan areas in the state which has produced 4500 new homes in the past decade
planning focused on public realm improvements instead of micromanaging the new buildings
