#infill — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #infill, aggregated by home.social.
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Thanks to everyone who came out to our Community Conversation on housing last week. It was a great chance to have some more in-depth discussions and connect the dots between affordability, liveable neighbourhoods, and sustainable development.
#kitchener #housing #wrpoli #rentals #infill #missingmiddle #urbanforest
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This is a trick question...
Link: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026-5-29-can-we-code-our-way-out-of-gentrification
#Urbanism #Zoning #UrbanPlanning #Community #Sustainability #Infill
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When we were looking for a place near downtown in our city, I would have loved to have a condo in a building like this.
These European-style flats in what amounts to a 2-3 bedroom ranch design house on each floor is the way forward for both increasing density and for providing homes large enough for a family, home offices, and affordability.
Link: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025-6-12-legalize-4-units-chicago
With at least one floor owner occupied, they're good policy.
#Housing #Zoning #Affordability #Infill #Urbanism #Community
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Ran across this neat new development where they added 5 new houses to a lot behind an existing one. It may have been conjured overnight with some sort of #YIMBY magic, since even the google satellite view that claims to be from 2026 does not show any sign of construction.
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Can't say I agree with all their proposals, but most of them make a lot of sense. If the cities are going to require this and that inspection and this and that permit, then the city has an obligation to provide those in a timely manner - days, not weeks.
If they don't want to or can't hire enough people to do that, then the requirements need to change in significant, but safe, ways.
Link: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026-1-22-cities-must-fix-inspections
#Housing #Affordability #Community #Infill #Development #Urbanism #Economy
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What a perfect example of when densification works.
Being able to age in place and help solve the housing crisis and the loneliness crisis at the same time. It brings us back to the days when communities really were this local.
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https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/24/denver-city-council-approves-single-stair-building-ordinance/ “There are a number of criteria that are relevant to the design and construction for these buildings to ensure that minimum levels…of life safety are maintained with the allowance for just a single stair to be provided” #Denver #BuildingCode #FireSafety #housing #infill
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https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/11/07/scranton-proposes-2026-budget-without-tax-increases/ “The idea behind a split real estate tax millage rate was that a higher millage rate for land would encourage development of vacant properties and spur economic growth, but over the past century most of the vacant property in the city has been developed” #Scranton #TaxReform #LVT #infill #housing #shortage #EconomicDevelopment #inflation
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"The city utility reps will say one thing during pre-development meetings—guidance that developers use to plan their budgets and timelines—but by the time permitting rolls around, the requirements appear to have changed. Suddenly, a plan that was greenlit weeks or months ago is now no longer viable—or requires a more expensive workaround."
Link: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025/8/13/these-delays-are-making-housing-less-affordable
#Housing #Affordability #Infill #Development #UrbanPlanning #Urbanism
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"Even cities that are making strides in reform face persistent obstacles. Across the board, building a single-family home remains easier than developing even the smallest multiplex—revealing a system that rewards the former and hinders the latter.
If cities want to support the kind of housing they say they value, they need policies that make it possible."
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Cookie cutter developments lack character and are an inefficient use of land.
"By thinking beyond immediate needs and designing with adaptability in mind, we can build communities that are not just functional today but that continue to evolve and thrive for generations to come. The key lies in recognizing the value of every nook and cranny and ensuring that no space is wasted."
#DeGrowth #Urbanism #Sustainability #UrbanDesign #UrbanPlanning #InFill #ADU #ABU
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Fun #FACT, in Freedom And Constraint Topologies (F.A.C.T.) a bent blade spring is a topological equivalent to a beam. Beams aren't very #3dprinter friendly, but blades are.
Here's an example: my first idea of construction of an #auxetic #infill that replaces beams with topological equivalents
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https://benjaminschneider.substack.com/p/san-francisco-grows-up-and-slims “Skinny buildings are far more visually interesting than wide ones. They allow for gradual, lot-by-lot neighborhood change, rather than the “cataclysmic” block-by-block redevelopment that Jane Jacobs railed against.” #infill #zoning #housing #design #sanfrancisco
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Staff would like us to comment about two possible strategies. I would summarize them as climate smart infill and environmental preservation. My personal view is that they are two sides of the same coin and I believe the approved Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan endorses both. #conservation #infill
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“Aside from creating better architecture, it has cost savings and it’s safe” #design #architecture #buildingcode #infill
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More housing in cities is possible without sacrificing green spaces, sustainable development study finds
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-housing-cities-sacrificing-green-spaces.html
#housing #housingcrisis #urbanism #infill #sustainability #greenspaces -
I wasn't able to make the launch event, but this new #harvard report on adjusting #buildingcode to permit more flexible and affordable #missingmiddle #infill #housing common in other countries looks great https://www.bostonindicators.org/reports/report-detail-pages/single-stair #singlestair #boston
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"If you look at the scale of the types of development that's associated with middle housing, you're looking at a lot of infill potential and so you don't need these large parcels of land to do middle housing developments" #missingmiddle #housing #infill #louisville #kentucky #zoning https://www.wlky.com/article/wlky-investigates-louisville-affordable-housing-shortage/62058440
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To Expand Transit on the Cheap, Cities Explore Infill Stations - In Atlanta, DC, and the Bay Area, transit agencies are building new stops on existing lines to reach neighborhoods that 1960s planners intentionally skipped. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-08/from-atlanta-to-dc-infill-subway-stations-are-closing-transit-gaps #transit #infill @martaservice @wmata @sfbart
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"In #Ottawa, for example, #suburban expansion costs $465 per person per year. By contrast, Ottawa found that #highdensity #infill development earned that city $606 per person per year.
"In #Edmonton, consultant research showed that six new neighbourhoods, even with a higher density than traditional #sprawl, in the... city’s southeast would create a $400-million liability (in 2014 dollars) by 2050.
"... taxpayers–not developers–pick up this liability. #yeg #abpoli
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Studie zu #Mikroplastik:
"Every day, millions of people living in Europe play on indoor and outdoor artificial grass sports pitches that use #rubber granules as #infill materials. While this soft infill makes the pitches more durable, weather-proof and better to absorb shocks, rubber granules are a significant source of micro- and nanoplastics to the environment."
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You love to see it!
From @TomDaykin "Near west side building to become apartments and café. It's been empty over 20 years" -
Lightning infill in progress ⚡😁
