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Three of these neighborhoods would be illegal to (re)build in most parts of the US today. Tell me again how *reforming* single-family-exclusive zoning is "one size fits all"?
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Jenny Schuetz
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Jenny Schuetz
@jenny_schuetz
VP of Housing at Arnold Ventures. Urban economist, author, speaker. Let's make it easier to build housing. She/her.
Washington, DC
Joined September 2017
- Paper straws and reusable grocery bags can’t begin to compensate for the environmental harms of bad land use.
- Tonight my urban econ class covered one of my favorite topics: Why does the US spend a bunch of money subsidizing wealthy homeowners when most low-income renters get no housing assistance? It’s not economically efficient & it definitely isn’t equitable.
- Marin County homeowner who bought her home 40 years ago for $100k doesn’t think California has a housing shortage-and that her personal preferences should govern housing policy for the entire state. With all due respect, no.
- Apparently people have very strong feelings about tiny apartments. Just because you don't want to live in a tiny apartment, or ride the bus, or whatever, doesn't mean nobody else should be allowed to. Different preferences are not an affront to humanity.
- I am missing middle housing, coming to destroy your neighborhood character.
- “Newly built homes are expensive so we shouldn’t allow them.” Friends, what do you think happens to the price of existing homes when we prohibit new construction?
- Let's try this again: Reserving >60% of land for luxury single-family homes is crowding out renters in all economically strong US metros. Widespread apartment bans *also* block LIHTC projects & make it hard for voucher recipients to find apartments.A luxury apartment boom is crowding out affordable housing in Austin trib.al/tOvr49p
- Replying to @jenny_schuetzTo be clear: “I should have the opportunity to voice my opinion to my elected officials” and “elected officials should always adopt the policies I want” are two different things (but which NIMBYs often conflate).
- If I could magically legalize one housing type everywhere in the US, it would be townhouses. They're extremely efficient in land use per home, have relatively low construction costs/sf, work for rental & ownership, & fit nicely with other styles.
- I’m thrilled to announce today’s release of my book, Fixer Upper: How to repair America’s broken housing systems. A short thread on why I wrote the book and what I hope it will add to public debates: brook.gs/3BDqu1P brookings.edu/book/fixer-upp…
- If you don’t provide street parking, no one will visit local businesses.
- Manhattan would be so much greener if we redeveloped Central Park as single-family homes with yards & 2-car garages, then tore down lots of apartment buildings. More affordable, too.
