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After Skyrocketing, Rents in Austin Have Dropped 19 Straight Months The reason is simple: A boom in apartment construction. Developers are pulling permits at a rate nearly triple that of San Antonio on a per capita basis.

19. Straight. Months.

That’s how long rents have been declining in Austin, Texas.

Behold the power of abundant housing!

1/ How much does Melbourne’s zoning restrict housing supply? We ran the numbers in Boroondara, one of Melbourne’s wealthiest areas, comparing current zoning to 6-storey height limits.

The results? Stark. 🧵 👇

Let's be clear about the difference between
1. Big 'A' Affordable housing-where either const cost or rents are SUBSIDIZED by generally public money to be below what the market would bear, and
2. little 'a' affordable housing-where size, type, age makes it LESS EXPENSIVE than average).

and just like it's going to be easier to build in Waikato Vs Hamilton. this will create all sorts of urban challenges.

hey @benakl.bsky.social am I right to say that Waikato implemented MDRS for all its major settlements.

with Hamilton opting out of MDRS this may create an interesting urban shift.

Omg! Auckland Council has opposed increased height limits to Sylvia Park under PC78. They have expressed concern that it will ruin people’s view when driving along the motorway. 🤦‍♀️

Lol Notre dame cathedral had a devastating fire and is mostly restored, reopening about 5 years later today. Christchurch cathedral. still a pile of ruble.

did he respond?

great to see a group set up to tackle the problem but I see a problem already.

Kansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride With Microtransit Since 2016, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority has offered door-to-door trips from on-demand shuttles. Here’s what the transit operator has learned.

My latest in Bloomberg CityLab:

Kansas City is a pioneer using microtransit, one of the hottest ideas in public transit.

But KCATA chief Frank White told me microtransit’s costs are astronomical, 10x more than a fixed-route bus. He thinks the hype is overblown.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

reducing the car dominance and addressing the lack of trees and tree canopy would dramatically improve this.

So proud of the great work happening in Minneapolis, which shows that boosting housing supply helps make homes more affordable.

my hope is we get rid of minimum subdivision and density rules in Aotearoa.

there a clear benefits

it's Monday night the city is dead.

at the 2050 infrastructure forum about to hear from Chris Bishop and Chris Hipkins looking forward to some interesting stuff hopefully.

ok good to know

so this is under the 35m2 minimum studio apartment floor area.

are you after the reports?

this combined with most builders/developers ability to access capital between $5-$10million created fertile ground for the low rise medium density products to become largely the default option.

absolutely this.

we only super sized suburban controls and are bemused when things didn't quite meet our expextations. hopefully the AUP review addresses this.

this is a reporting requirement under the NPS-UD and is part of the housing and business case assessment.

nz translations (sort of)

terraces = row houses

duplex = semi attached (single party wall)

Unit = a mixture of 1970s single storey attached flats sometimes stacked.

walk up apartments = 3 storey block of flats, no lift.

townhouse = mostly a real estate term to mean anything on a small lot.

we have NZS3604 ('the' building standard which prescribes building in accordance with the building code) this is a light weight construction standard up to 3 stories. the entire building industry is geared around this standard.

it's a significant reason why most builders have been able to adapt.

carparks spaces should be separately rated. that would incentivise it's reduction, and where needed would be utilised better.

also if a manager can be dismissed for any reason at any time then don't be surprised if a manager counters with well I'm going to leave whenever I want for whatever reason.

this shows a colossal misunderstanding of how biz hire managers. (assuming it is a misunderstanding)

managers are often hired from within & are known to the biz, if not go through several interviews etc.

if a manager is not performing that's on the business to correct if not they are a shite biz

individualised rubbish bin collection is not fit for purpose for urban environments.

We need to move to more urban solutions with common collection bins.

These bins are placed in the bike lane. Even if they weren't, the grab arm from the truck would have to reach across the lane. both bad.

yeah that's the only niggle. however the small diversion via mountain road wold enable a stop at Clifton court which is a good stop location. some small sacrifices maybe required.

my preference is to turn Queens Rd between Jellicoe Rd and Pilkington Rd into a pedestrian mall. there is no reason to have any traffic through there not even service vehicles as both sides has service lanes