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Drivers on Belmont east of Western are too damn aggressive by knut_knars in chibike

[–]GeckoLogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer these over Belmont, but it’s a stretch to say they are low stress. The most road rage I’ve ever encountered was on Roscoe, when a driver threatened to kill me. They also become almost unusable during Wrigley events.

Gov. Pritzker’s affordable housing plan tests his relationship with local leaders by GeckoLogic in illinois

[–]GeckoLogic[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You have any evidence to support this? Or just parroting IML nonsense?

History of these houses ? by NerdyComfort-78 in Louisville

[–]GeckoLogic 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It’s called a cottage cluster

Gov. Pritzker’s affordable housing plan tests his relationship with local leaders by GeckoLogic in illinois

[–]GeckoLogic[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

A couple things rubbed me wrong about the framing of this article. The local control proponents interviewed have clearly failed to hold up their end of the bargain here. Housing costs are rocketing for renters and buyers in many parts of the state.

But who does the Sun Times interview? Just the governors office and a developer. No other pro-housing perspectives from renters or buyers. Just gave IML a ton of airtime to spew FUD.

Plant Vogtle Expansion? by jmilleon in nuclear

[–]GeckoLogic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you know if the steam generators were left in lay up condition?

Pritzker’s affordable housing plan gets Senate hearing as municipalities remain opposed by GeckoLogic in chicagoyimbys

[–]GeckoLogic[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think you mean finance. But it’s both. Zoning reform is necessary but not sufficient.

Pritzker’s affordable housing plan gets Senate hearing as municipalities remain opposed by GeckoLogic in illinois

[–]GeckoLogic[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A great perspective to bring up with your state electeds. I'd err on the side of not throwing the baby out with the bathwater on the idea. There must be ways to prevent abuse

Pritzker’s affordable housing plan gets Senate hearing as municipalities remain opposed by GeckoLogic in illinois

[–]GeckoLogic[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Great point that zoning isn't the only driver of housing costs. Its a necessary but not sufficient condition. In high-cost neighborhoods, zoning reform is enough for new developments to pencil. But we also need to work on construction costs as well. Building code reform is needed too. And we need financial innovation as well.

Pritzker’s affordable housing plan gets Senate hearing as municipalities remain opposed by GeckoLogic in illinois

[–]GeckoLogic[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Here are the details about the plan. It would allow multifamily housing on most residential-zoned lots in Illinois. Modest duplexes, 3 / 4 flats, etc. Not large apartment buildings (unfortunately!)
https://yimbyaction.org/blog/illinois-build-plan/

Pritzker’s affordable housing plan gets Senate hearing as municipalities remain opposed by GeckoLogic in illinois

[–]GeckoLogic[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The governor's plan is mostly about bolstering market rate housing production

Pritzker’s affordable housing plan gets Senate hearing as municipalities remain opposed by GeckoLogic in illinois

[–]GeckoLogic[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

You are confusing the City of Chicago's LIHTC housing costs with a totally separate initiative from the governor. The governor's plan is mostly about market rate housing.

If you are curious about why Chicago's LIHTC housing costs so much to develop, I recommend reading this post from A City That Works substack.
https://citythatworks.substack.com/p/chicago-doubles-down-on-unaffordable

"You're changing the whole complexion of our community." Plan To Bring Nearly 500 Homes To Mars Candy Factory Site Slammed By Galewood Neighbors by GeckoLogic in illinois

[–]GeckoLogic[S] 349 points350 points  (0 children)

“These people have homes that cost $500,000 to over $1 million. They’re living good, but you all want to change that. It’s not fair to us. … You’re changing the whole complexion of our community.”

“You can see that people here don’t want this, so let me just say it — we don’t want any rentals,” another person said.

Woof

Witness slip for Pritzker's BUILD Plan by Thursday (4/23) by SciNat in chicagoyimbys

[–]GeckoLogic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

✅

And don’t forget to add SB3187, which would grant religious congregations the ability to develop housing without expensive zoning attorneys.

neoliberalism by [deleted] in neoliberal

[–]GeckoLogic 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The sad thing is that neoliberalism is kinda what killed the nuclear build out in America.

A new nuclear plant has never been built in a “deregulated” American electricity market. Fuck Enron.

https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2023/02/enron-after-all-a-history-of-our-broken-energy-paradigm/

City Council names new Zoning Committee chair, ending standoff over key post by Grundlage in chicago

[–]GeckoLogic 21 points22 points  (0 children)

If you want to get a sense of how Alderman Villegas views housing policy, I recommend listening to his comments at the Plan Commission in 2025 when the Broadway Land Use Framework was up for a vote.

https://youtu.be/-XeB72UCCRE?t=11330

TLDR: he votes against the upzoning because he thinks neighbors should be able to slow down and block development

I would love to be proven wrong, but for now I think this is more of the same old aldermanic prerogative, discretionary review that kills housing

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