#zoning — Public Fediverse posts

AYFKM? Stop this madness!

Survey work begins for contested #Trump “#TriumphalArch” project in Washington

Workers began preliminary surveys & testing Monday of the proposed site of a Triumphal Arch sought by Trump, the latest step in plans for the contentious project in the nation’s capital.

#law #zoning #PublicLands #architecture #NationalParkService #NPS
https://apnews.com/article/trump-triumphal-arch-washington-42228fefe4e8c97820daabc3b268103d

What, you mean the actual cost of building is a barrier to building housing affordable to ordinary mortals?

How could the "upzoning will get us the housing we need" evangelicals be wrong? Isn't just supply and demand? That's what they telling me. /s

The complete failure of Lurie's tax cuts for developers on full display at hearing - 48 hills
https://48hills.org/2026/05/the-complete-failure-of-luries-tax-cuts-for-developers-on-full-display-at-hearing/

#AffordableHousing #Zoning #ImpactFees

https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/30/faith-in-housing-bill-line-crosses-finish-line-clears-path-for-church-based-affordable-housing/ “this is a huge step forward in addressing a housing shortage where Virginia is missing over 300,000 homes” #zoning #housing #VALeg #Virginia #YIGBY

https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/30/faith-in-housing-bill-line-crosses-finish-line-clears-path-for-church-based-affordable-housing/ “this is a huge step forward in addressing a housing shortage where Virginia is missing over 300,000 homes” #zoning #housing #VALeg #Virginia #YIGBY

https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/30/faith-in-housing-bill-line-crosses-finish-line-clears-path-for-church-based-affordable-housing/ “this is a huge step forward in addressing a housing shortage where Virginia is missing over 300,000 homes” #zoning #housing #VALeg #Virginia #YIGBY

https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/30/faith-in-housing-bill-line-crosses-finish-line-clears-path-for-church-based-affordable-housing/ “this is a huge step forward in addressing a housing shortage where Virginia is missing over 300,000 homes” #zoning #housing #VALeg #Virginia #YIGBY

https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/30/faith-in-housing-bill-line-crosses-finish-line-clears-path-for-church-based-affordable-housing/ “this is a huge step forward in addressing a housing shortage where Virginia is missing over 300,000 homes” #zoning #housing #VALeg #Virginia #YIGBY

https://www.richmonder.org/in-search-of-more-starter-homes-some-zac-members-think-richmond-ought-to-allow-even-smaller-lots/ “This was allowing for houses to show up in neighborhoods that were basically unattainable because of the cost and price points” #RVA #zoning #housing #shortage

Super early, but starting to think of legislative relief ideas for Virginia in 2027. This section of zoning law is especially on my mind: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter22/section15.2-2286/ #zoning #VALeg #housing

Super early, but starting to think of legislative relief ideas for Virginia in 2027. This section of zoning law is especially on my mind: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter22/section15.2-2286/ #zoning #VALeg #housing

Super early, but starting to think of legislative relief ideas for Virginia in 2027. This section of zoning law is especially on my mind: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter22/section15.2-2286/ #zoning #VALeg #housing

Super early, but starting to think of legislative relief ideas for Virginia in 2027. This section of zoning law is especially on my mind: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter22/section15.2-2286/ #zoning #VALeg #housing

Super early, but starting to think of legislative relief ideas for Virginia in 2027. This section of zoning law is especially on my mind: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter22/section15.2-2286/ #zoning #VALeg #housing

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/04/16/a-new-law-will-make-it-easier-to-build-a-tiny-house-in-your-back-yard-starting-next-year/ “Virginia has shown that states can cut through restrictive zoning” #Virginia #VALeg #housing #zoning

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/04/16/a-new-law-will-make-it-easier-to-build-a-tiny-house-in-your-back-yard-starting-next-year/ “Virginia has shown that states can cut through restrictive zoning” #Virginia #VALeg #housing #zoning

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/04/16/a-new-law-will-make-it-easier-to-build-a-tiny-house-in-your-back-yard-starting-next-year/ “Virginia has shown that states can cut through restrictive zoning” #Virginia #VALeg #housing #zoning

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/04/16/a-new-law-will-make-it-easier-to-build-a-tiny-house-in-your-back-yard-starting-next-year/ “Virginia has shown that states can cut through restrictive zoning” #Virginia #VALeg #housing #zoning

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/04/16/a-new-law-will-make-it-easier-to-build-a-tiny-house-in-your-back-yard-starting-next-year/ “Virginia has shown that states can cut through restrictive zoning” #Virginia #VALeg #housing #zoning

#today misc life admin today, including bellyacheing at the gas people who cut off our fossil gas supply fully (as wanted) but pointlessly wrecked the lawn etc because they didn't wait for us to be in!

In other news, a #research report has just been published that shows #heatPumps and #TRVs (ie #zoning) can play nicely...

https://www.beama.org.uk/resourceLibrary/university-of-salford---beama-trv-energy-house-report.html

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/04/08/repub/drive-for-more-housing-sparks-rare-bipartisanship-in-statehouses/ “Fix housing prices, for the love of God” #housing #Virginia #VALeg #USPolitics #inflation #shortage #zoning

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/04/08/repub/drive-for-more-housing-sparks-rare-bipartisanship-in-statehouses/ “Fix housing prices, for the love of God” #housing #Virginia #VALeg #USPolitics #inflation #shortage #zoning

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/04/08/repub/drive-for-more-housing-sparks-rare-bipartisanship-in-statehouses/ “Fix housing prices, for the love of God” #housing #Virginia #VALeg #USPolitics #inflation #shortage #zoning

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/04/08/repub/drive-for-more-housing-sparks-rare-bipartisanship-in-statehouses/ “Fix housing prices, for the love of God” #housing #Virginia #VALeg #USPolitics #inflation #shortage #zoning

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/04/08/repub/drive-for-more-housing-sparks-rare-bipartisanship-in-statehouses/ “Fix housing prices, for the love of God” #housing #Virginia #VALeg #USPolitics #inflation #shortage #zoning

https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2026/03/18/austins-surge-of-new-housing-construction-drove-down-rents “Rents declined about 11% in older non-luxury buildings that cater to lower-income renters” #zoning #ATX #housing #inflation

What Shapes Earthquake Risk In Bangladesh? Geospatial Insights From Physical And Social Factors Using A Spatial Meta-Regression Approach
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-026-01089-4 <-- shared paper
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#EarthquakeRisk #GIS #Bangladesh #DisasterManagement #SEAsia #GIS #spatial #mapping #risk #hazard #earthquake #naturalhazard #urban #rural #infrastructure #publicsafety #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #geomorphology #geology #tectonics #social #cultural #demographics #fault #faulting #factoranalysis #seismichazard #model #modeling #socioeconomics #geophysics #remotesensing #geostatistics #landuse #framework #magnitude #engineering #buildingcode #mitigation #zoning #development #growth #vulnerability

What Shapes Earthquake Risk In Bangladesh? Geospatial Insights From Physical And Social Factors Using A Spatial Meta-Regression Approach
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-026-01089-4 <-- shared paper
--
#EarthquakeRisk #GIS #Bangladesh #DisasterManagement #SEAsia #GIS #spatial #mapping #risk #hazard #earthquake #naturalhazard #urban #rural #infrastructure #publicsafety #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #geomorphology #geology #tectonics #social #cultural #demographics #fault #faulting #factoranalysis #seismichazard #model #modeling #socioeconomics #geophysics #remotesensing #geostatistics #landuse #framework #magnitude #engineering #buildingcode #mitigation #zoning #development #growth #vulnerability

What Shapes Earthquake Risk In Bangladesh? Geospatial Insights From Physical And Social Factors Using A Spatial Meta-Regression Approach
--
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-026-01089-4 <-- shared paper
--
#EarthquakeRisk #GIS #Bangladesh #DisasterManagement #SEAsia #GIS #spatial #mapping #risk #hazard #earthquake #naturalhazard #urban #rural #infrastructure #publicsafety #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #geomorphology #geology #tectonics #social #cultural #demographics #fault #faulting #factoranalysis #seismichazard #model #modeling #socioeconomics #geophysics #remotesensing #geostatistics #landuse #framework #magnitude #engineering #buildingcode #mitigation #zoning #development #growth #vulnerability

What Shapes Earthquake Risk In Bangladesh? Geospatial Insights From Physical And Social Factors Using A Spatial Meta-Regression Approach
--
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-026-01089-4 <-- shared paper
--
#EarthquakeRisk #GIS #Bangladesh #DisasterManagement #SEAsia #GIS #spatial #mapping #risk #hazard #earthquake #naturalhazard #urban #rural #infrastructure #publicsafety #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #geomorphology #geology #tectonics #social #cultural #demographics #fault #faulting #factoranalysis #seismichazard #model #modeling #socioeconomics #geophysics #remotesensing #geostatistics #landuse #framework #magnitude #engineering #buildingcode #mitigation #zoning #development #growth #vulnerability

What Shapes Earthquake Risk In Bangladesh? Geospatial Insights From Physical And Social Factors Using A Spatial Meta-Regression Approach
--
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-026-01089-4 <-- shared paper
--
#EarthquakeRisk #GIS #Bangladesh #DisasterManagement #SEAsia #GIS #spatial #mapping #risk #hazard #earthquake #naturalhazard #urban #rural #infrastructure #publicsafety #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #geomorphology #geology #tectonics #social #cultural #demographics #fault #faulting #factoranalysis #seismichazard #model #modeling #socioeconomics #geophysics #remotesensing #geostatistics #landuse #framework #magnitude #engineering #buildingcode #mitigation #zoning #development #growth #vulnerability

5. Greater tree canopy zoning powers, awaiting Governor's action. This was a major ask from the public in the local zoning rewrite but we were limited by state regs. Should this become law, we can increase protections in sensitive areas like flood plains and along rivers and streams. #VALeg #TreeCanopy #zoning #FloodSafety #CleanWater #SaveTheBay https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB549

5. Greater tree canopy zoning powers, awaiting Governor's action. This was a major ask from the public in the local zoning rewrite but we were limited by state regs. Should this become law, we can increase protections in sensitive areas like flood plains and along rivers and streams. #VALeg #TreeCanopy #zoning #FloodSafety #CleanWater #SaveTheBay https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB549

5. Greater tree canopy zoning powers, awaiting Governor's action. This was a major ask from the public in the local zoning rewrite but we were limited by state regs. Should this become law, we can increase protections in sensitive areas like flood plains and along rivers and streams. #VALeg #TreeCanopy #zoning #FloodSafety #CleanWater #SaveTheBay https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB549

5. Greater tree canopy zoning powers, awaiting Governor's action. This was a major ask from the public in the local zoning rewrite but we were limited by state regs. Should this become law, we can increase protections in sensitive areas like flood plains and along rivers and streams. #VALeg #TreeCanopy #zoning #FloodSafety #CleanWater #SaveTheBay https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB549

5. Greater tree canopy zoning powers, awaiting Governor's action. This was a major ask from the public in the local zoning rewrite but we were limited by state regs. Should this become law, we can increase protections in sensitive areas like flood plains and along rivers and streams. #VALeg #TreeCanopy #zoning #FloodSafety #CleanWater #SaveTheBay https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB549

@QasimRashid

Yes, more of this.

I also wonder why cities aren't closing these places / preventing them from opening on the basis of #zoning or #permits. Warehouses, in general, are not certified for human #habitation, and zoning laws generally prohibit this sort of conversion without #rezoning.

https://www.alxnow.com/2026/03/03/alexandria-joins-n-va-opposition-to-bill-that-would-allow-by-right-housing-in-commercial-zones/ “Virginia’s rents are 30% higher than the national average,” Horowitz said. “Virginia has an unusually low amount of land zoned for apartments. Only 5% of residential land in Virginia allows apartments.” #VALeg #HomesNearJobs #ALX #zoning #housing #shortage #inflation

Thanks to Sean Tubbs for covering this very very busy year in legislation potentially affecting the Charlottesville area #cville #VALeg #TaxReform #education #zoning #housing https://infocville.com/2026/02/19/general-assembly-at-midpoint-bill-advances-that-would-allow-split-taxation-in-charlottesville/

https://archive.is/2026.03.02-001751/https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/in-california-about-the-only-way-to-get-a-house-is-to-inherit-one-752fa87f “We’re in this negative feedback loop” #housing #California #zoning #USPolitics #inflation #shortage #HomeOwnership #GenerationalWealth #inheritance

https://www.ffxnow.com/2026/02/27/bills-to-allow-by-right-housing-in-commercial-districts-concern-fairfax-county-officials/ “the county would lose out proffers — legally binding commitments — usually negotiated with the developers through the local review process to fund core services.” #proffer #zoning #housing #VALeg #TaxReform #JobsNearHousing

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/02/24/bill-that-would-undo-legal-standing-to-sue-against-developments-kicked-to-next-year-for-further-workshopping/ “We have nothing against the need to create affordable housing,” she said. “But beyond that, you’ve got to think about the other aspects of it. And I think that is what he may have missed at first.” #VALeg #litigation #zoning #housing #Virginia #NAACP #Wegmans

https://www.windsorweekly.com/news/senate-house-bills-prohibiting-local-solar-bans-pass-their-respective-chambers-019a1e1a “It's not true that these projects have to be approved. They just have to be considered.” #VALeg #BanSolar #solar #energy #climate #shortage #inflation #zoning #Virginia

Affordable housing & zoning mandates within NH

NH’s Business: Affordable housing & zoning mandates within NH WELCOME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE’S BUSINESS. I’M FRED KOCHER, THE…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #affordablehousing #america #business #communityoption #homerule #housingdevelopment #lastyear #localpreemption #municipalities #newhampshiremunicipalassociation #newhampshiremunicipalities #NH #report #state #towns #unitedstatesofamerica #zoning #zoningmandate
https://www.europesays.com/2764244/

Affordable housing & zoning mandates within NH https://www.byteseu.com/1783965/ #AffordableHousing #business #CommunityOption #HomeRule #HousingDevelopment #LastYear #LocalPreemption #municipalities #NewHampshireMunicipalAssociation #NewHampshireMunicipalities #NH #report #state #towns #Zoning #ZoningMandate

Scapegoat Beer Garden granted more time to plan opening in Crystal City https://www.allforgardening.com/1582854/scapegoat-beer-garden-granted-more-time-to-plan-opening-in-crystal-city/ #CountyBoard #garden #gardener #gardening #NewRestaurant #news #OutdoorDining #permits #zoning

What does "Missing Middle" housing look like here in Albuquerque?

#housing #albuquerque #zoning #IDO

Realizing I should probably add a slide about Population Bomb to my standard zoning history talk. It is around this time that downzoning as a tool for population control becomes standard practice in the United States. I’m not familiar with a source arguing for it explicitly yet but also I haven’t read Population Bomb. It may be right there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Population_Bomb #zoning #MoralPanic #hunger #shortage #USHistory #inflation #SierraClub

https://cardinalnews.org/2025/12/26/virginia-needs-more-housing-but-what-kind-and-where/ “It found Roanoke and Charlottesville to be the most friendly toward multifamily housing.” #cville #roanoke #housing #zoning #shortage #inflation #VAPol #Loudoun #Virginia

Couple wins approval to replace tiny #Charlestown storefront with tiny apartment
https://www.universalhub.com/2025/couple-wins-approval-replace-tiny-charlestown-storefront-tiny
#Boston #housing #zoning

Very interested in this project. As we change building code to allow safer and more affordable family homes in more urban areas, we are finding that the old zoning does not make as much sense. #zoning #BuildingCode #design #SingleStair #housing https://bsky.app/profile/lanefab.com/post/3m7jcaexii22y