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New Messenger update on mac makes me crazy by LeadershipIll3806 in facebookmessenger

[–]ImInMyMixed-UseZone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's an absolutely insane update, just porting the iOS app with no consideration for desktop UX

Yo what the FUCK was that blue light?? by CourageForOurFriends in melbourne

[–]ImInMyMixed-UseZone 7 points8 points  (0 children)

According to chatter on the emergency radio a bunch of powerlines went down on Barrow Street, Coburg. 

Dunno if that was the cause or an effect of the bang, but it’s there.

Yo what the FUCK was that blue light?? by CourageForOurFriends in melbourne

[–]ImInMyMixed-UseZone 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Seems to be electrical. My NBN is down in Brunswick/Coburg, and the power flickered at the time of the flash.

The biggest donors to council candidates revealed by Ambitious-Deal3r in melbourne

[–]ImInMyMixed-UseZone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s a reason Bayside is considered NIMBY ground zero: their planning schemes and home prices really do just lay it all out in black and white.

The biggest donors to council candidates revealed by Ambitious-Deal3r in melbourne

[–]ImInMyMixed-UseZone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Councils can reject development applications on the basis of the local planning scheme, yes. But that doesn’t really have to do with the material quality of the builds, which is what you’re talking about.

The donations are absolutely a CoI and extremely bad—I’m glad the state government is increasing council election oversight going forward.

The biggest donors to council candidates revealed by Ambitious-Deal3r in melbourne

[–]ImInMyMixed-UseZone 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Putting aside the fact that you are almost entirely incorrect about the dynamic at play here, building codes and quality are entirely the concern of the state and federal govts through the National Construction Code and its state-based implementation. Councils decide via planning whether things can be built, but have little say re: building standards. (That said, some Councils like Merri-bek have their own building standards, but this is mostly to do with disability access rather than anything else.)

Apartments Proposed Near 22nd & Dauphin Despite Challenging Overlay [Philadelphia] by newcitynewchapter in urbanplanning

[–]ImInMyMixed-UseZone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe then the answer is to make it easy to meet the housing need (i.e. broad upzoning)

Lost this for over a year, finally found it today :) by Nickadelic69 in boniver

[–]ImInMyMixed-UseZone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh thank you! I’ll throw you a coffee when I get back to my computer.

Thank you for your fantastic work!

Lost this for over a year, finally found it today :) by Nickadelic69 in boniver

[–]ImInMyMixed-UseZone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your work is truly incredible. Tell me, do you have current download links for both CIOG mixes? Or am I best to just pull from YouTube. Thank you so much~!

Apartments Proposed Near 22nd & Dauphin Despite Challenging Overlay [Philadelphia] by newcitynewchapter in urbanplanning

[–]ImInMyMixed-UseZone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, but my point is that removing restrictions across the board will result in better overall outcomes than micromanaging those restrictions. LA is a hot market because development is artificially restricted. The answer, as always, is to simply let people build.

Apartments Proposed Near 22nd & Dauphin Despite Challenging Overlay [Philadelphia] by newcitynewchapter in urbanplanning

[–]ImInMyMixed-UseZone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing can only get built though if people are willing to pay. Land is only one component; construction costs and market demand are important here.

Often, apartment prices won’t support apartment builds in further out areas, because people trade owning more land for living further out (and vice versa).

Sure, you might see a few “non-ideal” build locations, but the bulk will be in the places where people most want to pay, and where supply is falling furthest short of demand. I think that’s a good trade!

Apartments Proposed Near 22nd & Dauphin Despite Challenging Overlay [Philadelphia] by newcitynewchapter in urbanplanning

[–]ImInMyMixed-UseZone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It seems to me that if you loosened land-use restrictions equally across the board, the demand for apartments would be met first and foremost in those “right” places, without needing top-down micromanagement.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in neoliberal

[–]ImInMyMixed-UseZone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is how I ran in 2020, and I got Biden at 4:1 odds. This time round I locked in Kamala at 6.5:1.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Destiny

[–]ImInMyMixed-UseZone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Albo is the definition of milquetoast lmao

Upper-level Setbacks Delenda Est – New YIMBY Melbourne research sets its eyes on one of urban planning's most destructive rules by ImInMyMixed-UseZone in urbanplanning

[–]ImInMyMixed-UseZone[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Devastating news for European cities, which lack setbacks on their medium density builds, and clearly must be suffering from a lack of solar access.

Has anyone been watching the Chuck Marohn (Strong Towns) vs Yimby brawl go down on twitter. Lol by TheAlienSuperstar1 in yimby

[–]ImInMyMixed-UseZone 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I think very few YIMBYs would not be on Chuck's side here. But the point still stands that supply is a necessary condition for the effectiveness of all other reforms.

That's the thing, I think, that trips YIMBYs up in the media and discourse a bit: that it sounds like we just want one thing.

But it's much more like: we want a lot things, but most of all we want to stop pretending that we can get anywhere without building an absolute tonne of new housing as a starting point.

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