What did we learn about housing in 2019? — w/ Daniel Herriges
Friend of the show Daniel Herriges, senior editor at Strong Towns, joins us to talk about some important housing-related stories from 2019 and what lessons they hold for those of us who care about housing equity.
In this episode, we discuss:
An emerging trend of (re)legalizing certain types of missing middle housing in some cities and states.
A peculiar story about a mixed-use project in San Bruno, CA, that was eventually killed after three years of concessions—and, more importantly, what it can teach us about the conflicting incentives that our desire to maintain control can create.
A fascinating new study on the impact that building new market-rate housing may have on freeing up affordable housing in the same city—and why we should think more ecologically about the ways that cities and housing markets work.
Further reading on the stories we discussed in this episode:
Kevin Bacon & musical chairs: How market rate housing increases affordability
Additional Dwelling Unit toolkit (City of Boston) – This is one of a number of city-run programs that provide design and financing assistance to residents who want to build an ADU on their property.
You can follow Daniel on Twitter at @DanielStrTowns and read his latest writings on Strong Towns. Listen to his previous appearance on the podcast: Part 1 & Part 2.
Want to discuss this further?
If you're in local government or part of a local agency, sign up for our FREE online community—the Community Cultivators Network. Join us and like-minded peers across the country to talk about the biggest challenges you face. We're discussing new things every week, and the experience only gets better with more awesome change agents taking part!
The newsletter you’ll actually look forward to
Would you like to get updates on new podcasts as well as a weekly digest of our favorite reads from the week (with nice little accompanying write-ups)—delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up right here.
The Go Cultivate! podcast is a project of Verdunity.
Like this one? Want to find more episodes? Head over to our podcast archives or subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, or anywhere else you find podcasts.