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[meta] Guidelines for posting

In the absence of a flair system on lemmy yet, let's try to make it easier to scan through posts by type in here by using tags:

[meta] for discussions/suggestions about this community itself
[article] for news articles
[blog] for any blog-style content
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Yes in my backyard!

usernamesAreTricky

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[article] Kamala Harris is going more YIMBY — and housing experts are optimistic

Kamala Harris is going full YIMBY — and housing experts are optimistic

https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-unveils-housing-proposals-yimby-economic-agenda-experts-2024-8

Kamala Harris unveiled the first details of her economic agenda on Friday, including efforts to address the housing crisis with new construction.

Kamala Harris is going full YIMBY — and housing experts are optimistic

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Yes in my backyard!

Fried_out_Kombi

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[article] Opinion | Yes In My Backyard: The Case for Housing Deregulation

Opinion | Yes In My Backyard: The Case for Housing Deregulation

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/11/opinion/housing-deregulation-panacea-policy.html

It’s rare that one policy can solve a wide range of issues, but making housing more affordable just might be one of them.

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Fried_out_Kombi

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[article] Montreal becomes largest North American city to eliminate mandatory minimum parking spots

Montreal becomes largest North American city to eliminate mandatory minimum parking spots

https://cultmtl.com/2024/06/montreal-becomes-largest-north-american-city-to-eliminate-mandatory-minimum-parking-spots/

Montreal is the latest city to eliminate mandatory parking minimums, and the largest North American city to have done so.

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Yes in my backyard!

Fried_out_Kombi

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[article] Opinion: Making housing more affordable means your home’s value is going to have to come down

Opinion: Making housing more affordable means your home’s value is going to have to come down

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-you-want-housing-affordability-to-go-up-without-home-prices-going-down/

Politicians are generally not in the business of saying things that voters don’t want to hear

Opinion: Making housing more affordable means your home’s value is going to have to come down

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Yes in my backyard!

psychothumbs

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How Urban Renewal Ruined Everything

https://darrellowens.substack.com/p/how-urban-renewal-ruined-everything

The destructive nature of urban renewal left the U.S. too scared to build anything at scale ever again.

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Fried_out_Kombi

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[article] Eliminating 'parking minimums' helped U.S. cities. Could it work here? | CBC

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-parking-minimum-rule-requirement-space-change-1.7179240

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Yes in my backyard!

Fried_out_Kombi

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[article] Opinion: Lowering Canada’s high housing costs is also a recipe for raising our notoriously low productivity

Opinion: Lowering Canada’s high housing costs is also a recipe for raising our notoriously low productivity

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-lowering-canadas-high-housing-costs-is-also-a-recipe-for-raising-our/

Highly restrictive zoning in economically dynamic places not only raises housing prices there, it leads to lower economic output nationwide

Opinion: Lowering Canada’s high housing costs is also a recipe for raising our notoriously low productivity

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Yes in my backyard!

psychothumbs

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Pa. zoning laws are strangling home construction, and lawmakers want changes

https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/commercial/pennsylvania-zoning-laws-real-estate-20240321.html

Politicians and interest groups from across the ideological spectrum are pushing for changes to boost housing construction in areas where people want to live.