Tweets for the Week of 2017-10-15 to 2017-10-21

Thankfully all the candidates are locally supported & we have strong campaign finance laws that limit outside spend… https://t.co/DkjcAsLzSr 21:36:34, 2017-10-21
Highly recommend this piece from @JeffSpeckAICP AVs could be good… or almost completely awful. Cc: @janburtonco… https://t.co/4Z6alkXgjW 17:31:11, 2017-10-21
@RPappalardo Can you confirm? https://t.co/QTbRDB6Ltg 17:22:12, 2017-10-21
@whlteXbread @eatplaylove Open a private/incognito browser window. in reply to whlteXbread 14:06:13, 2017-10-21
RT @AaronBrockett12: Unfortunately RTD just can't provide all the transit we need in Boulder, so we're exploring alternatives. This article… 13:57:26, 2017-10-21
RT @saltphoenix: This advertisement makes my vagina hurt. https://t.co/nrujHZnU5u 13:56:19, 2017-10-21
Interesting that folks w/ property value gains of $100K/yr resulting from housing scarcity are easily upset by idea of paid campaign staff. 13:55:27, 2017-10-21
A surprising/interesting piece on the moral decrepitude of the fossil energy industries from @MLiebreich (2yrs ago). https://t.co/AaPIdUEFb3 13:52:21, 2017-10-21
Seriously. It’s a fucking climate, fiscal, & social justice magic wand. We should use it some time. in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:46:47, 2017-10-21
And with good public land value capture, policies it can do all of these things while creating a more economically diverse & inclusive city. in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:45:48, 2017-10-21
Also reduces per-capita infrastructure capital and O&M costs, and increases property and sales tax revenues per unit of city infrastructure. in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:44:42, 2017-10-21
@janburtonco @ztuylime @bouldercolorado @ABetterBoulder The current ADU code is (like the old co-op law) another ca… https://t.co/oUR14RbaHE in reply to janburtonco 13:43:18, 2017-10-21
@Flattop8 (and similarly add a bunch of residential zoned units on top of existing low-density commercial/industrial zoning out east) in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:41:36, 2017-10-21
@Flattop8 Personally I’d be happy to uniformly and firmly plan for lots of missing middle housing in all of the RL zones, given this trade. in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:40:40, 2017-10-21
@Flattop8 W/ finite zoned units locally or regionally, I think this trade is needed. Otherwise land price inflation erases affordability. in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:38:45, 2017-10-21
@Flattop8 Upzones + CLT/deed restrictions can both increase supply, and make a big chunk of local housing supply af… https://t.co/BlMiz4HfA3 in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:37:21, 2017-10-21
@Flattop8 No, the article is focused on pure market affordability (i.e. no scarcity of zoned units), but I think th… https://t.co/voKoa7QgBa in reply to Flattop8 13:36:06, 2017-10-21
Oh hey and also it dramatically reduces per person transportation & building energy use, water use, & embodied ener… https://t.co/uTJTnTByvS 12:37:34, 2017-10-21
(where by “middle income” I mean folks who can afford housing construction + O&M costs, but can’t afford very much land). in reply to ZaneSelvans 10:53:03, 2017-10-21
This would both increase housing supply & prevent future land value inflation. It would also be highly scalable for middle-income housing. in reply to ZaneSelvans 10:51:06, 2017-10-21
…we can trade that upzoning for dedication of the land to a land trust, or acceptance of deed restrictions & affordability covenants. in reply to ZaneSelvans 10:49:25, 2017-10-21
But "Doesn’t upzoning just raise the value of land?” Yes, if zoned units of housing are still scarce. However… in reply to ZaneSelvans 10:48:08, 2017-10-21
Density lets people share the cost of land, which in the most expensive cities can be ~75% of the cost of housing: https://t.co/AmfRNpQRx5 10:46:34, 2017-10-21
@scottholton But designing, permitting, building, operating, & maintaining housing is a lot of work.
Unlike watch… https://t.co/kV46fyeMi2 in reply to scottholton 09:31:14, 2017-10-21
@scottholton Precious. Bodily. Fluids. in reply to scottholton 09:26:25, 2017-10-21
RT @AstroKatie: First tiny fraction of second. Lil speck of Universe rapidly expands. Quantum wiggles get stretched to cosmic sizes. Seeds… 23:06:09, 2017-10-20
But, her emails. https://t.co/AUmh4WcdSS 16:14:39, 2017-10-20
A bit about the data @cmgosnell @alanawlsn & I have been wallowing in lately. Working toward a US-wide MCOE calcula… https://t.co/0E9NHIGHFQ 15:40:35, 2017-10-20
Peach wood smoked salmon and heirloom tomatoes for breakfast. #DumpsterLife. https://t.co/1qbxmFLqjf 08:48:08, 2017-10-20
RT @AlexSteffen: Even in an all-EV future, compact communities built for walking, biking and transit will still emit much less CO2 than aut… 02:22:31, 2017-10-20
@Togethr4Boulder @sueprant @janburtonco The focus on funding distracts from far more powerful affordability tools t… https://t.co/Jgft4ts6sH in reply to Togethr4Boulder 14:38:55, 2017-10-19
RT @LesleyBoulder: Imagine this is only the tip of the iceberg. #MeToo Worst was a prof at UCSB who kissed me after getting a rec letter fo… 00:05:35, 2017-10-19
@cmgosnell https://t.co/496ASM2ace 22:09:30, 2017-10-18
@ericmbudd @sugaree303 Practicing for you first protected bike land or co-op hearing, I see. in reply to ericmbudd 21:48:22, 2017-10-18
@thmscwlls @jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @bochaneighbors Masala’s chore system was almost the same when I lived there i… https://t.co/gnFQ67puTh in reply to ZaneSelvans 20:55:43, 2017-10-18
@thmscwlls @jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @bochaneighbors The chore systems, norms around quiet hours, bike & transit cu… https://t.co/xt0aRgH92U in reply to ZaneSelvans 20:54:50, 2017-10-18
@thmscwlls @jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @bochaneighbors But I think a lot of folks don’t realize that even if everyone… https://t.co/4zPhcueM35 in reply to ZaneSelvans 20:54:03, 2017-10-18
@thmscwlls @jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @bochaneighbors We really should collate this dataset. During my time at Masa… https://t.co/8gHUzv36pr in reply to thmscwlls 20:53:20, 2017-10-18
RT @ABetterBoulder: A CU student's perspective on @ericmbudd giving her hope for the future of Boulder. https://t.co/E5HoKXhiT2 20:50:19, 2017-10-18
@ZackBergerMDPhD Saprophytes, unite! in reply to ZackBergerMDPhD 20:47:46, 2017-10-18
@MarkyV @ericmbudd @chrisFnicholson @AaronBrockett12 Lots of evidence suggesting the nationwide trend of increased… https://t.co/fpMc0QiOXT in reply to MarkyV 20:46:10, 2017-10-18
@ericmbudd @bolderbekah @markgelband @PLANBoulder We should have a book club. in reply to ericmbudd 10:48:33, 2017-10-18
Fellow white people — yes, even those of us from modest backgrounds — our housing system is racially rigged: https://t.co/nozuf8k6dh 10:46:59, 2017-10-18
@bolderbekah @markgelband @PLANBoulder Someone should post it to the MANA list and get some popcorn. in reply to bolderbekah 10:29:44, 2017-10-18
@alex_burness Winter Is Coming. in reply to alex_burness 10:29:05, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors @CHFA Okay, I gotta get to my actual worky-work here, shutting… https://t.co/0cCGIgyKFF in reply to ZaneSelvans 10:28:49, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors @CHFA Ingram is aiming at folks making 50% of AMI (for their h… https://t.co/DsY70OjgVP in reply to ZaneSelvans 10:26:23, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors Income caps are a function of household size & % of AMI target… https://t.co/dW04990bu0 in reply to jamie_jezebel 10:24:49, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @thmscwlls @ericmbudd @bochaneighbors @egocarshare Is that challenging? You bet! But we believe it i… https://t.co/ahWJDKXnTR in reply to ZaneSelvans 10:01:11, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @thmscwlls @ericmbudd @bochaneighbors @egocarshare So yeah. We’re talking 16 people, and max of 5 ca… https://t.co/4qQO0Svr4X in reply to ZaneSelvans 09:59:48, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @thmscwlls @ericmbudd @bochaneighbors @egocarshare No matter how many people live in the house the c… https://t.co/ymnXyqMOan in reply to jamie_jezebel 09:59:15, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors And in some cases low-income couples will share a room (*gasp*… https://t.co/9b9OrtnU63 in reply to ZaneSelvans 09:58:05, 2017-10-18
@bolderbekah @jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors @bhccoops @Picklebric I think what often happens… https://t.co/rB133bNJ6l in reply to bolderbekah 09:56:43, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors @bhccoops @Picklebric Whereas an affordable rental has to use… https://t.co/IXp8ZC2KHg in reply to ZaneSelvans 09:55:45, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors @bhccoops @Picklebric And in some cases, rentals were purchase… https://t.co/dznpKolNiE in reply to ZaneSelvans 09:55:06, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors @bhccoops @Picklebric And of course, if you’re comparing these… https://t.co/yNDUfGykar in reply to ZaneSelvans 09:54:09, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors @bhccoops @Picklebric And again, this is a cost that many land… https://t.co/we28eyJPTD in reply to ZaneSelvans 09:52:54, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors @bhccoops @Picklebric In addition to that $5000/yr for minor m… https://t.co/F5xVrygmNn in reply to ZaneSelvans 09:52:19, 2017-10-18
@bolderbekah @jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors @bhccoops Definitely a generalization, might surv… https://t.co/aMpFvHEy50 in reply to bolderbekah 09:51:41, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors Kids won’t pay rent, but a single parent paying for 1 room is… https://t.co/V00r69moNP in reply to jamie_jezebel 09:50:04, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors @bhccoops @Picklebric That $5,000/yr is paid for out of the $6… https://t.co/ZnjuGh0pFK in reply to ZaneSelvans 09:49:04, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors @bhccoops @Picklebric But @bhccoops has a budget of $5,000/yr… https://t.co/Kc0pWYBozr in reply to ZaneSelvans 09:47:36, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors @bhccoops I live at @Picklebric. It’s a $200,000 house on a $1… https://t.co/BLlZUR0Wks in reply to ZaneSelvans 09:46:32, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors @bhccoops Most rentals are disposable. The land is worth so mu… https://t.co/i1SvZlhzLD in reply to ZaneSelvans 09:45:57, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors Also @bhccoops plans to own and maintain the house forever — t… https://t.co/C8cwX4U6V0 in reply to ZaneSelvans 09:45:26, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors Also, the rent portion does not increase with additional co-op… https://t.co/CusaLGg7wC in reply to jamie_jezebel 09:44:29, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors @bhccoops The $675 covers everything but food (rent, utilities… https://t.co/bHZVZ2KVyX in reply to ZaneSelvans 09:43:22, 2017-10-18
@jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @thmscwlls @bochaneighbors Okay first, gotta clarify @bochaneighbors is a loose associati… https://t.co/QOCLEZ7Mjs in reply to jamie_jezebel 09:41:03, 2017-10-18
RT @hanlonbt: @graue @jessekb @DSA_SF @DSAEastBay In 2015, residential appreciation in SF more than doubled total VC investment nationwide.… 00:24:04, 2017-10-18
@twjpdx23 @ericmbudd *sigh* unfortunate that @NatGeo didn’t talk to folks working on these things today. in reply to twjpdx23 00:02:37, 2017-10-18
@twjpdx23 @ericmbudd But it would be very different from the current city. in reply to ZaneSelvans 00:01:03, 2017-10-18
@twjpdx23 @ericmbudd Honestly I’m absolutely fine with the 55’ limit. We could make an amazing human-scale city that height if we wanted to. in reply to twjpdx23 23:59:41, 2017-10-17
@ericmbudd @twjpdx23 Unless you are on the losing end of the predatory delays. in reply to ericmbudd 23:57:54, 2017-10-17
@twjpdx23 @ericmbudd Boulder is only happy through wealth and willful ignorance. in reply to twjpdx23 23:55:35, 2017-10-17
@alex_burness @meltzere You used to be a reluctant live-tweeter, but tonight was great, and you avoided the pure “v… https://t.co/CrcuXT4SRL in reply to alex_burness 23:54:28, 2017-10-17
@ericmbudd @twjpdx23 Oh god. What did we do this time? in reply to ericmbudd 23:53:33, 2017-10-17
@ericmbudd @nuttycom @boulderosmp @UrbanLandC @OpticosDesign And it can make the same cash go much further in terms… https://t.co/fI41KsGP7p in reply to ZaneSelvans 23:53:13, 2017-10-17
@ericmbudd @nuttycom @boulderosmp @UrbanLandC Without cash subsidies this can’t reach deep affordability, but can s… https://t.co/aCUz1lsldt in reply to ZaneSelvans 23:52:33, 2017-10-17
@ericmbudd @nuttycom Could be done via CLT, deed restrictions, or public land ownership (a la our wonderfully socia… https://t.co/HCYqSkHKZn in reply to ZaneSelvans 23:51:20, 2017-10-17
@ericmbudd @nuttycom I think a solution that gets at the same root problem in a different way is trading density for freezing land values. in reply to ZaneSelvans 23:49:31, 2017-10-17
@ericmbudd @nuttycom Land value taxes make wonderful policy sense, and (short of The Revolution™) über challenging politics. in reply to ericmbudd 23:48:13, 2017-10-17
@nuttycom @ericmbudd The problem here is sales taxes poll really well (statewide!). VMT taxes, gas taxes, maintenan… https://t.co/B63Juk7DKw in reply to nuttycom 23:46:51, 2017-10-17
I think Alex has finally found his Twitter voice. Different from but maybe just as good as the #BoulderCouncil thre… https://t.co/BDYsWd9dz2 23:41:29, 2017-10-17
@thmscwlls @jamie_jezebel @ericmbudd @bochaneighbors What questions you got? in reply to thmscwlls 19:08:23, 2017-10-17
@FIDOAlliance @Google @a_greenberg @WIRED Please help get USB key #2FA #U2F working on @Google with @firefox! Beta… https://t.co/jxrckT6P2f in reply to FIDOAlliance 08:36:00, 2017-10-17
RT @NathanNWE: #streetoftheday Orvieto, Italy. https://t.co/jbA1lOb5al 08:31:00, 2017-10-17
Swoon. https://t.co/fpSglBhNFy 08:30:28, 2017-10-17
RT @sueprant: We need Council members who support ADUs. From Blue Line profile @Cindy4Council got her start opposing ADUs. https://t.co/mHT… 08:26:42, 2017-10-17
Happy to support @Wikipedia & @Wikimedia again — platform monopolies where network effects benefit users directly. https://t.co/gs6Q1lfSpZ 12:36:08, 2017-10-16
RT @ericmbudd: effects of Uber/Lyft—increase traffic, reduce transit use, car ownership, parking use, drunk-driving @StreetsblogUSA https:/… 23:00:32, 2017-10-15
@scottholton @alex_burness If anybody ever manages to *actually* get a co-op license maybe we can sit down and talk… https://t.co/hkaYSRIoqy in reply to ZaneSelvans 19:54:29, 2017-10-15
@scottholton So glad @alex_burness wrote the piece. They made us rip out our ADU too. But of course we wanted to sh… https://t.co/Q8Z4FBn4Yb in reply to scottholton 19:53:38, 2017-10-15
Allowing more housing in town + creating walkable neighborhoods would be a powerful addition to our climate toolkit… https://t.co/yhSaANIPXn 19:17:55, 2017-10-15
@ztuylime @jillgrano @marydoloyoung Sadly I think jill is the only one who ticks both those boxes. If muni is a can… https://t.co/yPOnpVK3ij in reply to ztuylime 18:51:16, 2017-10-15
@ztuylime @jillgrano @marydoloyoung What’s your criteria for actual affordable housing? in reply to ztuylime 18:48:25, 2017-10-15
@MarkyV @ABetterBoulder See intensity standards and use table to understand the zones. RMX-2 also has a hard to use… https://t.co/0i55ADJeaH in reply to MarkyV 18:38:17, 2017-10-15
@MarkyV @ABetterBoulder Some Whittier and some Goss Grove. A couple of my favorite ‘hoods. RMX FTW! in reply to MarkyV 18:21:33, 2017-10-15
The neighborhood where I dropped campaign lit for @ABetterBoulder today was mostly duplex to fourplex & somehow the parking was just fine. in reply to ZaneSelvans 18:10:44, 2017-10-15
@LesleyBoulder IIRC, in CO ~70% goes to ag — mostly animal feed — and around half of all household water used goes to lawns. Is that right? in reply to LesleyBoulder 17:38:36, 2017-10-15
Another small, affordable home destroyed because of unfounded parking fears. Do we care more about free car storage… https://t.co/qfS2IxiJMP 17:32:37, 2017-10-15
@ztuylime @CommunityCycles @sueprant @betsmartens @BoulderHousing He’s strong on using land use to address housing… https://t.co/61SRtiI1QN in reply to ZaneSelvans 11:06:29, 2017-10-15
@ztuylime Strong supporter of @CommunityCycles, Friend of @sueprant & @betsmartens (former @BoulderHousing ED). in reply to ztuylime 11:03:42, 2017-10-15
Two panniers full of #BoulderCouncil campaign literature and a gorgeous fall day in West Whittier. Also, coffee. https://t.co/QUb77IssfX 11:01:38, 2017-10-15
RT @ericmbudd: we need to make real progress in allowing small additional housing units in Boulder. https://t.co/8gdR0CRqqb 09:20:49, 2017-10-15
RT @splillo: TC points stacked by intensity show max wind across Atlantic.
Another demonstration of how rare #Ophelia is.
(00z position,… 07:43:27, 2017-10-15
RT @splillo: This figure really says it all. #Ophelia is a huge outlier from the typical envelope of major hurricane tracks in the Atlantic… 07:43:22, 2017-10-15
@PlazaPerspectiv @AndrewAPrice Agree, but how to differentiate between a good decision you should stick with even i… https://t.co/PJI1ma8lCd in reply to PlazaPerspectiv 00:47:00, 2017-10-15
RT @PlazaPerspectiv: Frustrated that your city keeps backing down from bold public space ideas? Here's what your leaders need to do https:/… 00:45:14, 2017-10-15
RT @bolderbekah: #boulder excited about @ericmbudd: bike commutes everywhere, wants to make biking easier and safer for everyone. Committed… 00:26:38, 2017-10-15

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