California YIMBY

Cheap homes can still be costly when every trip needs a car.

A Massachusetts planning study found that towns where residents are “vehicle locked” have higher household cost burdens; the authors urge homes near daily needs.

Letting more people live in already-urban neighborhoods cuts pollution, argues Payton Chung of GGWash.

A DC household emits about 26 fewer tons of climate pollution a year than one far outside the Beltway, so delaying infill housing has a climate cost.

Eleven of 12 San Diego economists and executives say the Mid-City rezoning plan is on the right track.

It would raise the number of homes allowed in City Heights, Kensington, and nearby areas from 54,000 to 96,000.

After 25 years of delays, construction has begun on roads and utilities for Candlestick Point’s planned 7,200 homes.

The first phase supports about 700 homes, 41% affordable; Mayor Lurie says the city will keep pushing to build faster.

A West Portal apartment project doubled to 172 homes, and fast-track rules leave little opportunity for local incumbents to block it.

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