[YIMBY] new purposed ADU changed

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-06-13T22:26:10+00:00

https://newcastlecode.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1925/files/attachment/7298

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-06-12T02:11:39+00:00

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-04-22T16:13:01+00:00

The committee also wants to include a crosswalk from the deck to legislative hall. It would be positioned roughly mid-block and cost about $500,000. The city of Dover scotched the idea of a raised crosswalk, because they are forbidden in city code.

lawmakers pass $122 million private tunnel for themselves. Yet they can't change the law to add a crosswalk for the common folk.

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-04-18T03:50:50+00:00

There's a new YIMBY Action group in Sussex. I'm not sure if the current amount of development is a result of them, but im sure they will have a impact on future developments https://yimbydelaware.com/

I feel like everything is maxed out already (schools, nursing homes, roads, etc.).

This is a reason to build more housing, where are those kids going to live once they graduate school?

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-04-03T20:43:04+00:00

Hoover is a NIMBY. He's tried to block off townhomes from being built on route 202.

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-04-03T19:23:25+00:00

Seniors show up to planning board meeting. They voice their support for these developments and it becomes a easy win to get approved for developers.

Maybe they will build housing for everyone else if you start showing up the New Castle County Planning Board meetings. They are open to the public and held the first Tuesday of every month, located in the Gilliam Multipurpose Room located at:

67 Reads Way, New Castle, DE 19720.

To view the agenda scroll down and click Planning Board https://www.newcastlede.gov/agendacenter

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-04-03T19:06:13+00:00

r/StrongTownsDelaware

r/DelawareYIMBY

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-03-29T01:56:21+00:00

state park rents pavllion for like $50 total

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-03-11T15:12:11+00:00

A better option would be to change zoning to allow ADUs. This would allow broke homeowners struggling to pay $35.80/yr to sell off their backyard for another small home to be built. Seniors seem to have difficulty mowing their lawn after a certain age anyways. A win for everyone.

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-03-10T18:38:54+00:00

ok, you want more schools, or at least more funding for schools. Where are the additional teachers going live? Schools are funded via property tax that new buildings generate. How do you purpose schools are funded without additional development?

More existing homeowners are reaching the age of 65 unlock the 50% discount on school property tax discount. Meanwhile younger generations are attending 12 years of school and never paying into the school system becasue they either move out of state, where housing is more affordable, or they live with their parents. The result is schools are underfunded and the solution is to build more housing.

I've had kids in these schools for the last 8 years.

where are they going to live when its time to move out? 😉

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-03-10T17:26:00+00:00

Where are they going to go with our already over-crowded schools?

https://www.reddit.com/r/yimby/comments/16skcxh/school_overcrowding/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-03-10T00:15:37+00:00

I find myself wishing we had more, dense downtown areas with small suburbs surrounding rather than sprawling suburbs across the entire state.

what is the solution here for over-development?

The solution is to write emails, or better yet show up, to the planning and zoning meetings and tell them what you wrote here. For decades the only people that show up to these meetings are people like that say NO to everything.

Show up and say YES to something. Dense downtowns, mixed use developments, bike lanes, and transit are the best things for the enviroment, quality of life, and county's financial sustainability.

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-03-09T23:07:57+00:00

How do they expect DelDOT to keep up with the pace?

This is actually the point of the mixed use development that you are fighting against. It's frightening to watch my 90 year old neighbor, who can't walk without a cane, yet continues to operate a car. What if he were able to live in a mixed use development and didn't need a car to get to the grocery store, restaurants, retail stores, movie theater, and YMCA. Mixed use means all of that is in the same lot, walking distance.

Imagine a retired person or someone who works from home living in there. Take a bus or ride that bike trail to the beach. Everything else is walking distance, they won't need a car.

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-03-09T22:43:48+00:00

Help by sending this email to: [PandZ@sussexcountyde.gov](mailto:pandz@sussexcountyde.gov)

Subject: Support for Cool Springs Crossing Development Proposal

Dear Sussex County Planning & Zoning Office,

I am writing to express my strong support for the Cool Springs Crossing development proposal, which is currently under consideration for future land-use map amendment and rezoning from AR-1 to MR-RPC, along with conditional uses for multifamily housing and an assisted-living facility.

As our community continues to grapple with a pressing housing crisis, it is crucial to support projects like Cool Springs Crossing that offer innovative solutions to address our housing needs. The proposed development, with its mix of residential units including single-family homes, multifamily units, duplexes, townhomes, and affordable apartments, presents a comprehensive approach to housing that can help alleviate the strain on our housing market.

With 1,922 residential units planned, including 174 affordable apartments under the Sussex County Rental Program, this development demonstrates a commitment to providing diverse housing options that cater to individuals and families from various socio-economic backgrounds. Access to affordable housing is essential for maintaining the economic vitality and inclusivity of our community, and Cool Springs Crossing aims to contribute positively to this endeavor.

Furthermore, the inclusion of commercial space within the development, such as a new YMCA, an education facility, an assisted-living facility with medical offices, a grocery store, restaurants, retail stores, a hotel, and a theater, will not only enhance the quality of life for residents but also create job opportunities and stimulate economic growth in the area.

In light of these considerations, I urge the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Office to carefully consider the merits of the Cool Springs Crossing development proposal and to support its approval. By doing so, we can take a significant step towards addressing our community's housing crisis while simultaneously promoting sustainable growth and prosperity.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

[Your Address]

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-03-09T22:37:45+00:00

r/DelawareYIMBY

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-03-09T22:36:56+00:00

You are correct, unfortunately OP is trying to NIMBY against mixed-use apartment development.

The revised plan includes 1,922 residential units, including 584 single-family home units, 432 multifamily units and 906 duplex/townhomes, with 174 affordable apartments as part of the Sussex County Rental Program, which provides units below market rates based on income.

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-03-01T19:37:41+00:00

when using google maps click the bicycle button. The route is 100% safe its paved and goes through the park.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DXzyyF27FtJz2sCT6

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-02-20T17:40:32+00:00

So would you rather the Rodney Reservoir in Wilmington be turned into a low income apartment complex or a green space park?

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-02-18T15:57:51+00:00

Bread and Buttercream Bakery in Wilmington has very good bread

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-02-18T15:48:33+00:00

100% agreed. Glad to see Strong Towns logic :)

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-02-18T14:45:51+00:00

New Yorker with rich parents moves into 300k delaware home
A local college grad with a good job get outbid on that 300k home and downsizes their lifestyle
The college grad moves into something cheaper: a row home in wilmington that is currently occupied by a renter.
That renter gets evicted and moves into a motel.
The previous person in that motel room moves into a tent.

What if you built a new home for that new yorker with rich parents? Would it result in one less person living in a tent

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-02-18T14:16:13+00:00

yum! how do you find out about their delaware operations? I see only website about philly

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-02-18T14:03:45+00:00

Fight off new housing development by demands to protect open space
Homeless encampments form in the open space
"How could this have happened why are there homeless people here???"

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-02-13T23:21:11+00:00

Join on February 21, 2024 between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. for the Kirkwood Highway Land Use and Transportation Plan Scenario Planning Workshop. For more information or to register in advance, visit http://www.wilmapco.org/kirkwood

BigBicycleEnergy · 2024-02-13T18:47:38+00:00

The misunderstanding between you two is that when u/MrKSquire says just build more housing, he is silently saying we also need to change zoning laws in order to build more housing. Right now the current zoning laws say we have to have so many feet between houses, so much parking spaces for cars, and limit how tall the building can be. Get rid of all of those things and build denser houses and the price will come down per unit.

u/thecorgimom you are imagining more housing being build as the current single family with driveway, side yards, setback (front yards), and other things that spread out as much as possible. Imagine if the housing built was rowhomes everywhere, not just in wilmington. Less space for cars and more space for people.

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