Gen Z Teens Largely Put The Brakes On Driving, Signaling ‘Seismic’ Shift In US Car Culture

“All aspects of having a car are very expensive. If you cut out that expense, it can literally be life-changing.”
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Massachusetts has to get back to building missing middle housing.

Halifax Council voted unanimously to adopt zoning changes allowing 4-units on any lot citywide, up to 8-units in the urban core & up to 9-floors along key transit routes.

The changes allow Halifax to unlock $79m from Canada's new national Housing Accelerator Fund.

📍Halifax 🇨🇦

'The heart of this issue is whether we think people who don't live in single family homes deserve to live in our town.'

- Adam Bagni at North Andover Town Meeting ahead of a 535 to 253 vote to pass MBTA Communities zoning

📍North Andover, MA

Recognizing restrictive local zoning was preventing Montana from producing the housing it needed, Montana's bi-partisan legislature required towns;

🏨allow apartments in commercial zones
🏠allow ADUs
🏘️allow duplexes by-right on ANY lot

Gov. Gianforte (R) signed all into law.

Montana's winning housing strategy;

Make it easier to build here... to protect there.

The YIMBYs Are Coming, To The Suburbs

“The suburbs created the housing shortage by imposing zoning rules that made building smaller, multifamily homes so difficult. We need to be responsible for fixing it.”
Abundant Housing Massachusetts Charles River Regional Chamber
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The Franskville Craft Beer Garden first opened in 2018 in Franksville Memorial Park. It’s been a resounding success since, providing the community w/ a live music venue, family games and an adjacent children’s play area with a playground, swing-set & sandbox.

📍 Franksville, WI

The YIMBYs are coming, to the suburbs. That is, they are saying yes to more housing in Greater Boston. trib.al/y6nv0XK

We’re already here.

We may be in the room with you right now. 👀 🏠
bostonglobe.com/2024/05/25/bus…

I’m so proud of the inclusive and multigenerational movement that we’ve built, both here in MA and across the country 🤝

But y’all better believe the young are leading this charge and we WILL fix this 🏘️🏠🏢🏘️🏠 #MOARhomes #housingforALL Abundant Housing Massachusetts
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“These youngsters are rolling 5-10 deep in their “Middle School bicycle gangs…””

Actual photo of the Plymouth ‘gang’

American Hero. 'My kid's friends . . . don't have a prayer of ever living here. We need more housing, not just in Swampscott, but frankly every place within 495.'

One of the cool things you can do as a former journalist: use the unique communication skills you refined to speak out on issues you were previously unable to address as a nonpartisan reporter.

Use that influential coms expertise for what’s good.

Appreciate the kind words here.