Steven Fallon

Mike Johnson vows to fight California over gerrymander 'power grab' — but supports Texas House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has declined to oppose a Texas gerrymandering effort that could maintain Republicans' control of Congress. Still, he has insisted that a similar move by Democrats in ...

"House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has declined to oppose a Texas gerrymandering effort that could maintain Republicans' control of Congress. Still, he has insisted that a similar move by Democrats in California was an 'illegal power grab'."

Sure, but those will also impact blue states

+ Red states may also be quicker to pass more lenient regs - the anti-NIMBY example from TX would be a godsend for building more housing in a good number of MA communities.

I would love for this article to come true, but the writer seems to be ignoring significant info/nuance against their stance.

Seems a little optimistic. At the present, even with "limited land," red states are still outbuilding blue. From one redditor:

Permitted:
Dallas: 9 new homes per 1,000
Phoenix: 9/1,000
Atlanta: 6.5/1,000
NYC: 3/1,000
Boston: 2.3/1,000
San Francisco: 1.6/1,000

The median price of a single family home in Greater Boston has surpassed $1 million for the first time ever.

“This milestone serves as a reminder of the ongoing imbalance between supply and demand in our market.”

Bald Cypress in #Delaware #photography #nature

More Frank Ghery, this time in #color #Cambridge #MIT #architecture #photography

Steven Holl's Simmons Hall at #MIT #architecture #photography

Not the biggest fan of Frank Ghery, but some fun #architecture #photography nonetheless

Boston's Zoning Board of Appeals, in a 5-2 vote, rejected plans for 70-units of new housing, just 0.3mi to the MBTA's Andrew Square station, to replace a 2-story industrial building.

US Congressman Stephen Lynch (D) sent an aide to read a letter opposing the development for lack of parking...

#Spring in Cambridge
#photography

I, for one, welcome the “abundance” fight. It shows the left can fight Trumpism while wrestling with how we can be better than we’ve been.

I have no interest in “actually the government has been doing great” liberalism.

Let’s hear it for isometric perspective, objectively the best perspective

@simonsarris.bsky.social any thoughts on how you're going to protect your gardens in the winter? I think that tends to be an issue with young roses in the NE, and I suspect part of the reason why rose gardens often look like aisles of experiments..

Congestion pricing makes NYC safer Just more than a month ago, crossing the chaotic streets of Manhattan with my daughter meant taking a chance with her life, especially as she’s a toddler who would rather run free. We live in the g…

Accidents down 55% and injuries down 51% since nyc congestion pricing (!!!)

www.nydailynews.com/2025/02/22/c...

Black and White photograph looking down a busy Upper-East-Side NYC street, with people crossing a crosswalk in the foreground. It is snowing and people are in a range of outfits, from puffy coats to hooded sweatshirts. A tower looms faintly in the background, masked by the weather, while the architecture and features of the lower-rise buildings become clearer the closer they are in the photo.

NYC in motion
#NYC #photography #urban