Addressing the housing crisis

[stick n move]

An interesting video I was recommended that talks about how canada dealt with its housing crisis after ww2. Apparently they hired a bunch of architects and developers to create a few standardized designs of housing that met the building codes that could be selected from and then built. Like heres 5 apartment buildings, 5 duplexes, and 5 single family home designs to choose from, choose one for your application and build it. Many houses were built in 36 hours. It talks about some of the problems that are in the way of doing something like this today, but what we could try to do to get closer to being able to do something like this. Canada and the us are not the same, but theyre close enough that I think its worth a watch.

 

[BOS2BON]

An interesting video I was recommended that talks about how canada dealt with its housing crisis after ww2. Apparently they hired a bunch of architects and developers to create a few standardized designs of housing that met the building codes that could be selected from and then built. Like heres 5 apartment buildings, 5 duplexes, and 5 single family home designs to choose from, choose one for your application and build it. Many houses were built in 36 hours. It talks about some of the problems that are in the way of doing something like this today, but what we could try to do to get closer to being able to do something like this. Canada and the us are not the same, but theyre close enough that I think its worth a watch.

I can't remember the exact city, but one muni came up with pre-approved designs. If you stuck with them, you got an expedited permitting process because the city was the one who originated the design.

 

[beck4537]

Weston votes down MBTA Communities Act zoning proposal

In a Special Town Meeting Tuesday, Weston voters rejected a rezoning proposal that would have made the town compliant with a state law.

www.boston.com

 

[stick n move]

An interesting video I was recommended that talks about how canada dealt with its housing crisis after ww2. Apparently they hired a bunch of architects and developers to create a few standardized designs of housing that met the building codes that could be selected from and then built. Like heres 5 apartment buildings, 5 duplexes, and 5 single family home designs to choose from, choose one for your application and build it. Many houses were built in 36 hours. It talks about some of the problems that are in the way of doing something like this today, but what we could try to do to get closer to being able to do something like this. Canada and the us are not the same, but theyre close enough that I think its worth a watch.

Interesting I posted this before because it looks like Boston is now toying around with a similar idea for starter homes in boston.

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[Banker & Tradesman]

Cambridge is pretty close to effectively eliminating single-family zoning mandates citywide after yesterday's council vote. The zoning change will become effective

Cambridge Councilors Back 4-Story Zoning Citywide

Cambridge City Councilors are set to back a landmark change eliminating single-family zoning to boost housing production across the city after a preliminary vote yesterday.

bankerandtradesman.com

In a compromise that gained support in recent weeks, the rezoning would allow 4-story residential buildings citywide, and 6-story buildings on lots that total at least 5,000 square feet. The council’s vote Monday would become final at the board’s Feb. 4 meeting, under the board’s parliamentary rules.

“Even though this proposal is not going to be a silver bullet, it’s a step in the right direction,” said Ned Melanson, a Cambridge-based lawyer who cited experiences representing disabled clients facing eviction.

 

[Justbuildit]

This is on my bingo card for all urban areas. Given some of the grand single families near Mt Auburn/along Brattle, I'm going to be very curious to see how this lands across the city. Positive outcome for sure, wish Boston would take even the first step and eliminate parking minima city-wide, let along go after single-family zoning.

 

[stick n move]

Cambridge is pretty close to effectively eliminating single-family zoning mandates citywide after yesterday's council vote. The zoning change will become effective

Cambridge Councilors Back 4-Story Zoning Citywide

Cambridge City Councilors are set to back a landmark change eliminating single-family zoning to boost housing production across the city after a preliminary vote yesterday.

bankerandtradesman.com

Very good step in the right direction. Were really at the very beginning of the process, but as more and more of these wins stack up it will start compounding. Elimination of single family only zoning in cambridge, allowing 4-6 story buildings citywide, the mbta communities act statewide, the adu law…etc. These are all just getting rolling, but its going to start picking up momentum from here. Now is the time to keep the pedal to the metal and keep the changes coming as much as possible in as many places. In a few years from now hopefully were going to look back at this time as an absolutely critical period in reforming and reshaping the state into a much better place to live. In 30 years the people of Ma are going to be extremely greatful for the work people are doing right now!