Kearstin DischingerOct 18, 20151 min read
That model, along with the strange side effects it created such as ‘poor doors’ has now been discredited.
An open manifesto for housing
Alastair Parvin
534
I’m surprised that a single article about a specific application of this kind of program can stand as evidence that the general concept of land exactions for public benefits, a planning concept as old as zoning to be “discredited”. Inclusionary housing is a mechanism to recapture land values in the form of affordable housing. I agree there are better…
Peter BerkowitzMar 233 min read
An open manifesto for housing
Alastair Parvin
534
This is one of a very few pieces I’ve read about housing that looks at the whole picture, the ecosystem. Housing’s great value is it brings it all together. it’s a tragedy organisations within it have been, largely speaking, disengaged in the process of change. I hope what’s happening now is a spur to new thinking and innovation.
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Tim McCormickDec 11, 20151 min read
Here’s What San Francisco Looks Like As An Affordable City
Greg Ferenstein
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At Scale: Big Proposals for SF Housing Affordability
At Scale: Big Proposals for San Francisco’s big housing affordability problem
(1st version written as reply to Ferenstein Greg. “Here’s What San Francisco Looks Like as an Affordable City.” 11 December 2015).
Rick HunterNov 14, 20151 min read
Corporate Housing in Redwood City
City of Redwood City
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Thanks, Aaron. I’m so glad the city has pursued this diligently and is the first to issue cease and desist orders.
Unfortunately, requiring minimum 30-day leases doesn’t solve the problem. The 4 buildings you identified contain 222 apartments that are not available to our residents. A one or two month corporate rental is…
Alastair ParvinOct 4, 20158 min read
Asher MOct 2, 20156 min read
