Jonathan Berk
@berkie1 • 29,473 subscribers
Supporting a new generation of walkable neighborhoods with housing abundance, active public realms, & thriving small business ecosystems. Founder @remainplaces
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On its third attempt tonight, Marblehead Town Meeting approved an “MBTA Communities–compliant” district largely centered on the 125-year-old Tedesco Country Club, meeting 3A requirements on paper while all but assuring no new housing would be built. This comment says it all.
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The newly elected Mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Grégoire, biking to his victory speech this evening. 🇫🇷🚲
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“We built cities all over America that are designed for automobiles and not designed for people... Our housing costs are high, in part because of the way that we've designed our cities." - Gov. Doug Burgum North Dakota comments during the NGA winter meetings
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During the first two weeks of the World Cup, as the Tartan Army took over Massachusetts, beer sales at bars & restaurants jumped 27.5% compared to the same period last year, according to the Beer Institute. Scotland didn’t just bring supporters, they brought an economic boom. 🏴
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🚨Governor Josh Stein has signed legislation eliminating minimum parking requirements for most uses across nearly all of North Carolina. “An Act To Restrict Local Governments From Regulating Certain Aspects of Off-Street Parking Spaces,” passed the Senate 44–1 & House 111–2.
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"Rent control is not going to be the solution to how we get through this crisis. We need to build more homes. I'm a no because if you look at the studies, you effectively halt production... I don't want to see housing production stopped." - Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
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!["There is now unambiguous, solid economic evidence, not just abstract economic theory, that rent control would make the affordability problems facing [Massachusetts] worse, not better." - Jon Gruber, Chairman of the Economics Department at MIT](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2034027616118653083/amplify_video_thumb/2034026665446113280/img/qXA7bXXz2fqJ0uIG.jpg)
Every city needs the “pedestrian brick” as part of their vision zero strategy. 🧱 🎥 VisionZeroVancouver
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"Boston may be your hometown but we claim it too. It's one of America's iconic cities. It's one of the World's great cities. And one of the reasons the World knows Boston so well is that Boston opens it's heart to the World." - Barack Obama Following Marathon Bombing April 2013
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What began as a pilot 10 years ago has become one of Boston’s most beloved traditions. Open Newbury Street brings together residents, families, and visitors, supports local commerce, and has helped reshape conversations around how we allocate space on our urban streets.
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“We clipped the wings of what some of our local communities could do because they were a little too NIMBY.” - Gov. Gianforte (R) If you look at statewide housing reform passed recently in Montana, the “Montana Miracle,” the state gave far less deference and control to local decision makers than MBTA Communities in an attempt to relax some restrictive local zoning laws that had handcuffed the State from being able to meet its housing needs.
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Immaculate World Cup vibes in Boston right now. 🏴🇲🇦🇺🇸
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"Why can't we just build more housing? The answer is red tape. Outdated and unnecessary regulations. Government has become too obsessed with process & paperwork rather than building & delivering for people.” - James Talarico 🎥 AURA: An Austin for Everyone
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