Housing Advocate @prohousingpgh. YIMBY. Urbanist. World Traveler.
Pittsburgh, PA
Joined March 2011
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On October 7th my wife’s sister posted a ig story that she stands with Israel. did you say fuck the World Trade Center on 9/11. We’re a Mac and cheese shop that dosent talk policy or politics. We keep it food always have always will. We’re on that list cause my wife wears a Star
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Just a reminder that James Talarico won Texas as a Democrat by a larger margin than Mamdani won NYC last year.
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We can all do the math. So here it is from @ThirdWayTweet and @TheWelcomeTeam.
Dems can model the overperformers or the underperformers. How are we seriously debating this?? Call me crazy but I want to win big again in 2028.
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obviously, today's Democratic victories can be solely attributed to @ezraklein and @DKThomp writing the book "Abundance"
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“Are brand new homes affordable to working class people” and “can working class people find decent homes they can afford in the city where they live” are fundamentally different questions with wildly different policy implications.
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Now let’s get a Democratic trifecta and watch us cook statewide with many of these same initiatives!
Pennsylvania can and should be a leader in housing production so everyone, everywhere in our state can afford a place to call home!
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A special thank you to our mayor @CoreyOConnorPA as yesterday he signed two bills amending the city's zoning code around the Housing Needs Assessment & Executive Order: Phase One as part of his permitting process and zoning code reform initiative.
Mayor O'Connor Signs Two New Zoning Reform Packages That Modernize Zoning, Encourage Growth and New Housing nitter.gq/i/broadcasts/1mxPaZvVj…
David Vatz retweeted
HUGE PITTSBURGH YIMBY VICTORY!!!
- Eliminate FAR for new construction
- Abolish parking requirements for new construction
- Citywide legalization of ADUs
- Smaller setbacks
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Pittsburgh City Council voted unanimously this week to eliminate minimum parking and floor-area ratio (FAR) requirements for all new development citywide, one of several reforms aimed at making it easier to build housing.
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It's truly amazing what we've accomplished in the 5-years since our founding. The signing of these two pieces of zoning legislation is an incredible accomplishment that will help our city have abundant and affordable housing for generations to come - but there's still much to do!
I'm so proud the work of @ProHousingPgh for helping get this done. Thru exhaustive research, public comments, meetings with local leaders, and tireless advocacy for what's right - we defeated mandatory IZ, ended parking mins, legalized ADUs, eliminated FAR, and reformed setbacks.
Mayor O'Connor Signs Two New Zoning Reform Packages That Modernize Zoning, Encourage Growth and New Housing nitter.gq/i/broadcasts/1mxPaZvVj…
Massive thanks to the incredible leadership from Mayor @CoreyOConnorPA, Council members @erikastrassbrgr, @bobbywilson412, @CharlandBob, Coghill, and Salinetro- all of whom are incredibly dedicated public servants who are committed to doing what's right even when it's hard.