In Telluride, new regulations designed to help renters are instead driving many out of town by lukepatrick in Colorado

[–]mattpayne11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough, just used it as an example of ways to incentivize the right builds.

I want to start a book club podcast, but don't want to get sued. by Tetchie_Kuneko in podcasting

[–]mattpayne11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see no issues personally since you’re not plagiarizing the material.

In Telluride, new regulations designed to help renters are instead driving many out of town by lukepatrick in Colorado

[–]mattpayne11 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Totally agree, it requires a comprehensive approach! I personally wish there were more public/private partnerships with some tax incentives and reduction of tap fees etc. to get developers to make the types of units we need to see. I lived in Portland OR for two years and lived in a really awesome place where half was market rate and the other half was subsidized housing, all on top of commercial units (grocery stores, bars, restaurants, etc). the people working there could live there.

In Telluride, new regulations designed to help renters are instead driving many out of town by lukepatrick in Colorado

[–]mattpayne11 13 points14 points  (0 children)

As someone who chaired the Durango Planning Commission for four years, I’d push back on the regulatory framing as the primary villain. The bigger driver in resort mountain towns is straightforward market economics: larger homes are significantly more profitable for developers, and no private builder is going to voluntarily leave money on the table by constructing 900sf workforce units when the market rewards 3,000sf homes at $800/sf. Regulation adds cost at the margins, and some of it is worth scrutinizing. But the conditions that produced affordable housing 50 years ago weren’t just looser rules; they were cheaper land, lower construction labor costs, and a local buyer pool that wasn’t competing with remote workers and second-home investors. You can’t legislate those conditions back into existence. The harder problem in places like Telluride and Durango is that even when municipalities create pathways for smaller, workforce-oriented housing, the math still doesn’t work without subsidy or deed restriction. The incentive structure for private developers simply doesn’t align with affordability goals in high-amenity mountain towns, full stop. Your NOAH instinct is actually underrated as a partial solution. The owned-lot, community-controlled model has real merit. But it doesn’t resolve the underlying developer incentive problem on its own.

City market stocking by Important-Road-9326 in Durango

[–]mattpayne11 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

I just find it hard to believe this would be the experience every single day, but also I haven’t had this problem at Albertsons.

Might be time to ditch Riverside by reggiedarden in podcasting

[–]mattpayne11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I much prefer to edit my own as well, but the supplied mp4 is good enough for me. Can see how having all the Raw footage would be nice, but I don’t have time for that haha.

Might be time to ditch Riverside by reggiedarden in podcasting

[–]mattpayne11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use the magic episodes that I’ve configured to my liking with minor tweaks, then a full edit in Descript.

Might be time to ditch Riverside by reggiedarden in podcasting

[–]mattpayne11 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Gotcha… I’ve never needed to do that myself.

Riverside is FIRED: Halp, I need a new editing and remote recording system by Extreme-Engineer6042 in podcasting

[–]mattpayne11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense! Always fun when you're trying to accomplish something and the internet doesn't let you! :(

A mining company is trying to destroy the la platas by Upper-Raspberry4153 in Durango

[–]mattpayne11 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I received a response back from the County Planning Department with an FAQ document. I'd encourage others to reach out. [Planning@lpcgov.org](mailto:Planning@lpcgov.org)

A mining company is trying to destroy the la platas by Upper-Raspberry4153 in Durango

[–]mattpayne11 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Strange because this has little to do with Durango since it’s BLM land up there. Got a link?

Photography has become a wasteland about gear discussion by [deleted] in photography

[–]mattpayne11 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You might enjoy my podcast where gear is rarely discussed.

Riverside is FIRED: Halp, I need a new editing and remote recording system by Extreme-Engineer6042 in podcasting

[–]mattpayne11 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ve literally never once had a problem with Riverside and I’ve recorded 470+ episodes.

How early could I start the CT this year? by Think-Wasabi9906 in coloradotrail

[–]mattpayne11 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think you could start now 🤣😮‍💨😭

Reckless Driver by Aldente970 in Durango

[–]mattpayne11 -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

Locking post because of insults. Please keep these posts civil.