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SF politics
from48 hills
3 days ago

A legendary planning commissioner plans to retire after 20 years of exceptional service - 48 hills

Kathrin Moore and Gilbert Williams are stepping down, giving Rafael Mandelman influence to reshape San Francisco’s Planning Commission and its land-use debates.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

Montana Supreme Court upholds 2023 housing reform laws

Montana Supreme Court upholds 2023 housing reform package that loosens single-family zoning rules and requires local code updates to increase housing supply across the state.
New York City
fromCity Limits
3 months ago

Council Speaker Seeks to 'Elevate the Role of Community Planning' in Land Use Decisions

The New York City Council seeks proactive, community-driven land use planning to increase local engagement, improve development outcomes, and accelerate housing production.
Environment
fromcal.streetsblog.org
4 months ago

Op/Ed: Why Affordable Housing Doesn't Offset Vehicle Miles Traveled - Streetsblog California

Using affordable housing as CEQA VMT mitigation often increases total VMT because it adds households and travel rather than displacing market-rate housing.
fromCurbed
4 months ago

Adams's 11th-Hour Move to Save Elizabeth Street Garden Flops

It's another twist in a saga so twisty that it's now strange to remember Adams had initially backed the idea of turning the city lot turned sculpture garden into apartments for seniors. But he flip-flopped in June, after bringing on Randy Mastro as his deputy mayor, and designated the garden as city parkland in November - a move that seemed designed to stop Zohran Mamdani from reviving the housing project on the site and secure Adams's legacy as the savior of the celebrity-approved green space.
NYC politics
Snowboarding
fromSnowBrains
6 months ago

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to Host Public Meetings on Lake Tahoe Housing Policies - SnowBrains

TRPA is seeking public input to update land-use policies to expand affordable and workforce housing while protecting Lake Tahoe's environmental health.
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Remodel
fromwww.archdaily.com
8 months ago

Provisional Governance: How Temporary Projects Reshape Cities

Temporary urban projects often function as provisional strategies that mask permanent development agendas while reshaping urban landscapes under the guise of experimentation.
Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
9 months ago

Mediterranean wildfires are no accident

Mediterranean wildfires in 2025 burned over one million hectares in the EU, driven by climate change, land neglect, and extractive disaster capitalism.
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Farms in England could be taken out of food production to boost nature, says Labour

Some farms in England could be taken entirely out of food production under plans to make more space for nature, as announced by Environment Secretary Steve Reed.
Agriculture
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