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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

4 plex. stock plan. legal by right in nearly every US neighborhood pre 1927. 🇺🇸 Where did we go wrong? 🇺🇸

Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Jane Jacobs realized that many of the things professional planners hated about cities were precisely what most benefited their residents.” - Yoni Appelbaum, How Progressives Froze the American Dream

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Every year, some of the most talented architects, builders, and citizens showcase their work on the AIA Home Tour. This year, one home stood out for doing so much with so little. I convey the many lessons in my latest, onHousing: vIa👉biO loom.ly/5MDZyjk #aia #NC #Raleigh #ADU

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

~2 years ago, this was the scar Hurricane Helene left behind.

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lucy, you got some 'splaining to do!

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It is a buyer's market, people.

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you are a planner, and your "plan" is to look at everything that works in your city and ban it from recurring, then you are a bad planner.

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Yoni Appelbaum's book "Stuck" should be as influential, if not more influential, on policy than #Abundance. I review the book in my latest onhousing loom.ly/XYaJ1P8 I lead a community conversation about the book on 9/30 at 12 pm at Press in Raleigh.

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Let it grow Let it grow Let it blossom Let it flow New Town St Charles 2005->2026, via Tim Busse Places are made by great people and patient persistence.

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Large minimum lot sizes are one of the most effective economic exclusion tools in a zoning toolkit. It directly limits who can afford a house based upon the amount of land required. We didn't used to do this historically. Small, legal lots were the norm." ---#EricKronberg

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Done well, shared amenities RAISE quality of life while LOWERING the cost of living. That is the core offering of cohousing. It’s also the core offering of urbanism. Read my latest, a celebration of Raleigh-Durham's successes in cohousing: via 👉 www.aaronlubeck.com/publish/post/21…

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Lot size correlates INVERSELY with affordability. #housing #reform

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The simple answer is usually the correct one.

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Six years ago, I was honored to join a studio connecting city policymakers with NCSU students to explore how a zoning reform known as "Expanding Housing Choices" (EHC) could improve affordability. The students in the Triangle truly are extraordinary talents. #Durham#NCSU #NCState #NorthCarolina

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Blue states have to be better governed. * Those governing blue states (and cities!) have to do a better job. Otherwise, your best people will 1) leave and 2) relocate to red states. *(the biggest blue states seem to be the least competent)

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Much of South Florida is a sun-baked concrete wasteland. But on a drive with Victor Dover, he pointed out that you can literally make out Coral Gables' borders on Google Maps' aerial satellite view because the city committed to tree planting when most of the region did not .

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Redlining is what you get when you let racist eugenicists set your land use policy.

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This building? Banned in most U.S. cities. Mixed-use. 3 stories. Apartments over a café. Built right to the sidewalk. The TOP priority of city governments should be re-legalizing these buildings. It’s the Mixed-Use Multifamily Theory of Everything. #Zoning #Urbanism #YIMBY

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“If you’re looking for a bold, expansive vision of a better world, get on the housing abundance bandwagon, because scarcity is a deliberate policy choice, the consequences of which we all now regret.” My $.02 on @mattyglesias.bsky.social essay on the success of YIMBYism: loom.ly/pdA0mD8

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Zoning is an ahistorical anti-city aberration against humanity.

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I had a super fun talk with Michael Walliser on his “How It Runs” podcast. We covered a host of topics related to building better places in #NorthCarolina. link via bio or here👇 Video: loom.ly/kIWEaXE Story loom.ly/QB-Ln-M

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Why Normal Homes Stopped Getting Built | How It Runs Ep 3

Easy Digz

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Not a damn thing wrong with these. via @yimbyland

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

REMINDER: Nimbyism is going to bring disastrous electoral consequences for liberal America. Because so many Americans are leaving blue states and moving to red states, in 2030 a Democratic presidential candidate can win ALL of the "Blue Wall" states and will STILL likely lose the election.

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Yikes- obsolete single-function modernist building LOWERS the value of the land it was built on. Caveat Emptor!

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Urban townhomes of this size would be natural starter homes, but they have largely been legislated out of existence by urban planners, who habitually require: minimum lot sizes setbacks parking density maximums It's an equity issue: these rules kill urban starter homes. .

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

You want to be in the lower right quadrant (affordable, with housing abundance) You do NOT want to be in the upper left quadrant (unaffordable, with poor choices) via @walkableaustin #housing #reform

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Much of our housing crisis can be understood through Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: We should focus on developing housing that not only fosters love and belonging but also promotes human flourishing at the highest levels. One idea to achieve this is... 👇

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Modernist towers in the park provide poor public spaces and private spaces. They are also not necessarily denser than courtyard housing or new urbanist housing. #ModernismSucks

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

TRADITIONAL URBANISM vs MODERNIST SUBURBANISM built by people .............. prescribed by planners efficient .......................... wasteful beautiful ........................ ugly inspired ......................... depressing

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

France requires an architect's stamp for homes over 1615 sf. This has effectively eliminated new housing development in the 1600-2200 sf category, even though there is clearly demand for that product. REGULATION REDUCES HOUSING CHOICE.

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Fig Common by Laurie Devegter Architecture: Allison Ramsey Architects Four cottages. Two lots. Each fee simple. Shared Courtyard with Seating as part of the HOA. Gorgeous stuff.

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

If traditional architecture and new urbanism is SO expensive, then why is a hotbed of it in #Oklahoma, the state with the lowest median net worth in America? #BuildingCulture #Wheeler #Townsend #CarltonLanding

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This is a big deal. The two biggest paths to affordability are IRC REFORM and PARKING REFORM.

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I’m thrilled to release the results of my 50-year longitudinal study of 7 college towns (all of which I’ve lived in), expressing the correlation between progressivism and paperwork, and the downward pressure “progressive paralysis” puts on quality of place.

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

How do you say "No Appendix D" in Japanese?

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Before | After Restoration Sears Residence @ 110 W Trinity Listed on the Old North Durham Historic Register

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Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Yesterday, the NC Senate passed HB 162, a bill that reduces unnecessary parking mandates and gives communities more flexibility in how they grow. As our state continues to grow, we need policies that help us protect our natural resources while building stronger communities for the future.

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

"A city is not sustainable simply because it is dense — it is sustainable when it is designed for people, proximity, and diversity of uses." - @IMMDesignLab ie, diversity and human scale matter.

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Incrémentalisme en #France 🇫🇷 très beau!

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

In case you missed it, Utrecht, Netherlands has begun building the largest Dutch “car-free” neighbourhood. With: 12K people 6K homes 1.8K social rental homes 1.5K mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes 21K bike parking spaces 250 shared cars 2 parcel hubs Parking structures on the edge.

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Utrecht to start construction on largest car-free neighborhood in the country next week

Construction of a new neighborhood is set to begin in Utrecht next week. The neighborhood, called Merwede, is scheduled to be the largest car-free district in the Netherlands, with 6,000 homes. The ar...

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