Namdar is about to have 3,719 apartments under construction simultaneously in Journal Square. No car parking in a single one ofbthe buildings, but 1,900 bike spots. Three 47 story towers, and two 27 story towers.
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Dont worry Kamillah, Jersey City's current mayor and council are working on beinging JC down to Staten Island's level.
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JC has a troupe of politicians in office that means well (kinda), but doesnt understand tradeoffs and fouls everything up. Maybe worse than flat-out NIMBYs...the net effect is the same.
Anyway, congrats to Staten Island
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Avant / Après Place Félix Eboué dans le 12ème arrondissement de Paris. La place déjà a un aspect bien plus vert que juste après la fin des travaux au début de l'année ;)
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This has gone off the rails and spending $1.2 m of federal & city funds so neighbors don't have a small apartment building next to them is crazy! This was the situation a year ago-
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Councilmembers requested and received a list of other projects the administration reviewed for funding eligibility. But top officials have said the land acquisition might be the only project the federal government would approve, given that it’s the “most ready.”
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Cant decide whether the councilman driving to City Hall on a suspended license is dumber, or the one who thinks supporting a murderer brings us closer to Medicare for All.
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NYC lawmakers want 'low-traffic neighborhoods' with more speed humps, street changes
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One of my biggest concerns with housing policy in Boston and Massachusetts is that regulation only seems to move in one direction. We keep adding energy, affordability, design and other requirements, but rarely revisit or remove them as market conditions change.
Meanwhile, Massachusetts issued just 14,000 housing permits in 2024, one of our lowest totals in 70 years, while housing costs have soared to among the highest in America.
At some point, we need to stop asking what else we can require of new housing and start asking what requirements we can remove or lessen before it's too late.
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Policymakers in MA really can't imagine second-order effects with housing. If costly energy requirements lead to more sprawl, that's bad! If IZ leads to fewer total units, that's a net negative! You can't just legislate 'good thing has to happen' and expect it to work
One of my biggest concerns with housing policy in Boston and Massachusetts is that regulation only seems to move in one direction. We keep adding energy, affordability, design and other requirements, but rarely revisit or remove them as market conditions change.
Meanwhile, Massachusetts issued just 14,000 housing permits in 2024, one of our lowest totals in 70 years, while housing costs have soared to among the highest in America.
At some point, we need to stop asking what else we can require of new housing and start asking what requirements we can remove or lessen before it's too late.
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The "investment" here is making the city spend $1.3 million to buy the land next to their house so they dont have to live next to a 3-family house
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Bizarre quotes from @FairShareNJ...here I have never seen reporting anywhere alleging JC did not enforce IZ requirements it had on the books. I would love for them to provide examples.
Fair Share Housing Center absolutely does not understand that their goal of forcing a mandatory IZO on places like Jersey City is what ultimately necessitates more PILOT agreements.
And Deputy Housing Mayor Poddar perpetuates the misperception that all luxury towers get PILOTs.
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One of the most important things in Hudson County in many years, fixing the Boulevard of Death. BRT would make JFK safer by:
1. Redesigning JFK to be safer for all road users
2. Shifting traffic to transit. Buses are *60X* safer per passenger mile than private cars.
Be there!
We heard you want your buses fast, free from traffic, and on-time.
Attend the Hudson County Bus Rapid Transit meeting this Wednesday to help make that a reality.
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Exciting new project for housing policy wonks & data scientists! Want to create a tool to help state policymakers develop rough estimates of how much housing could be unlocked with different policy reforms? Sure you do! housingchallenge.turnout.roc…
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