Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 3hSpent today with a bunch of other housing policy wonks nerding out over better ways to measure housing production. 12/10 highly recommend 0150
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Embracing fall with pumpkin pecan oatmeal scones. 🍁 090
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Exciting new project for housing policy wonks & data scientists! Want to create a tool to help state policymakers develop rough estimates of how much housing could be unlocked with different policy reforms? Sure you do! housingchallenge.turnout.rockshousingchallenge.turnout.rocksHousing Data and Technology Innovation ChallengeA nine-week remote open-source challenge to build transparent tools that estimate how state-level housing reforms affect housing supply. 14516
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026We believe in a portfolio approach: support a bunch of YIMBY orgs and increase the probability that several of them will get wins over a few years. (As they have.) 1383
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Who else is obsessed with the new species of cat? So freaking adorable. 2171
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Love this from @dylanmatt.bsky.social: "People not yet residing in a city have an interest in there being enough housing ...but they do not get to vote in city elections. Philanthropic support for YIMBY groups thus gives them influence they’d lack through formal democratic channels."theargumentmag.comI changed my mind about Big PhilanthropyThe democratic case for billionaire giving 050
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Progressive NIMBYs keep finding new coded ways to say no to more neighbors. 0210
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Homes are good! Windows and balconies, also good. Sidewalks and trees, love. (Are there people who *aren’t* interested in infill housing?) 170
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026"We have more homes per capita than any time in history, therefore we can't possibly have a housing shortage" without addressing falling household size is a pretty unconvincing take. Or highly self-motivated reasoning. 2274
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Yesterday I prepped (minimal cooking involved) this zucchini & chickpea salad. Whole thing is delicious, but the whipped cottage cheese w basil is addictive. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7861...cooking.nytimes.comZucchini and Crispy Chickpeas With Whipped Cottage Cheese 051
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Hey friends! I'll be in Santa Fe this week for Homewise's Livability Speaker series. Come hang out on Thursday! www.livabilityspeakerseries.com/eventlivabilityspeakerseries.comEvents — Livability Speaker Series 250
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Political problems—like the housing shortage—can’t be solved without winning hearts & minds. New technology & financial engineering can’t substitute for the human labor intensive work of connecting with other people, building trust, building relationships. Sadly, there is no shortcut. 1102
Reposted by Jenny SchuetzWarren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Ahhh, the Berkeley special. "Equality and inclusion, but not in a way that changes my neighborhood." 59112
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Does your community or organization have an exciting new policy, program, or approach to making housing more affordable & abundant? Tell your story at @yimby.town! Today's the deadline to submit proposals - we welcome creative formats, including posters & workshops. yimby.townyimby.townYIMBYtown 2026 | Raleigh, NC — Nov 17-19YIMBYtown, the biggest national pro-homes conference in the country, is coming south to Raleigh, NC! Tickets are now available » 084
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026DC friends, please be considerate of your fellow bus riders today. Wear deodorant. 060
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Happy July 4th from Scotland! Thistles really do abound. And special shoutout to the wee fire truck that does just fine without requiring extra wide streets. 060
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Making it easier to build homes of all shapes and sizes is good policy and good politics, on both sides of the aisle and all levels of government. Congress Clears Housing Bill, Cementing a Rare Bipartisan Feat www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/u...nytimes.comCongress Clears Housing Bill, Cementing a Rare Bipartisan Feat 085
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Housing friends! Has your community passed an exciting zoning reform? Are you experimenting with lower-cost ways to build homes of all shapes & sizes? Tell your story at YIMBYtown in Raleigh this November! Call for sessions closes on June 29: whova.com/call_for_spe...whova.comCall for Proposals — YIMBYtown 2026 | Raleigh, NC 21710
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Question on RCV strategies. Let's say >5 candidates are running for same role. I can rank 5 choices. 2 candidates are well known & most likely to win, others are essentially unknown. If the 2 best known include my 1st choice & last choice, how should I rank choices 2-5 (top choice obv gets #1)? Thx! 520
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Tried a new NYT cooking recipe: jalapeño cheddar zucchini bread. Very chunky consistency (an entire shredded zucchini & handful of scallions), nice savory flavors. Good for snacking. 042
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Housing researchers, there's a Call for Papers from Cityscape for analysis on state & local pro-housing reforms! This is a great opportunity to share with a broad policymaker audience your insights on what's working and what's not. www.huduser.gov/portal/perio...huduser.govCall for Papers: Pro-Housing State and Local Reforms | HUD USER 061
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Yes, indeed. America Needs to Build More Housing www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comOpinion | America Needs to Build More HousingBasic economic principles point to the solution for the housing affordability crisis. 120
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 07/05/2026To hell with passive voice headlines. Driver kills 80-year old crossing guard and injures 3 kids. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/n...nytimes.comCrossing Guard Is Fatally Hit by Car in New Jersey While Escorting Children 14213
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The simplified version of "how a bill becomes a law" that I learned in high school civics class in no way prepared me for the 50 idiosyncratic Rube Goldberg machines that constitute state legislative processes. 3342
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Begging NYC & NYS policymakers to please fix your underlying property tax system. Set assessed values at accurate market value across all property classes. Set reasonable homestead exemption to protect moderate-income homeowners. Update annually. Higher tax rate on land highly encouraged. 0162
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Come join my team! We're hiring an Analyst to join AV's housing team. This is a great opportunity for early-career folks interested in the pro-housing ecosystem to support philanthropic investments, advocacy, and policy engagement. Details below: www.arnoldventures.org/careers/infr...arnoldventures.orgArnold Ventures | Infrastructure Analyst, HousingExplore careers at Arnold Ventures and join teams working toward lasting, measurable change. 01412
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Project Row Houses in Houston is the perfect combination of history, architecture, art, and community. Love. 091
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 21/04/2026"Raise taxes on wealthy older adults" is terrible politics but good policy. Property tax exemptions for older homeowners stem from good intentions but are actually regressive, because they reduce the availability of homes for younger, less wealthy renters. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Older Americans Are Hoarding America’s Potential 35510
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 16/04/2026This post in my neighborhood listserv fills me w/ delight: "I would literally love to see more MF across the street from me. Cities should change & grow, they are interesting places to be because they are dynamic. I think more folks should be able to join us in our wonderful neighborhood." 1100
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 15/04/2026What’s better than a tax on “luxury” second homes? A tax on expensive land, not dependent on who owns it. 1195
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 11/04/2026My neighborhood listserv having an absolute meltdown over whether DC’s new comp plan could allow laundromats & corner stores nearby. Friends, we do live in a city, not a suburban HOA. Corner stores are great! Laundromats are useful! Neighborhood serving retail is awesome! 3441
Reposted by Jenny SchuetzAndrew Rumbach @andrewrumbach.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Virginia took significant steps last month to expand the use of manufactured housing in the state. HB655, which passed on a broad bipartisan basis, requires localities to allow manufactured homes in any residential zone that permits site-built housing. 1/3lis.virginia.govHB655 - 2026 Regular Session | LIS 131
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 06/04/2026So many good audience questions! The housing policy wonk crowd takes research design very seriously (as we should). 1166
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Easter baking: savory carrot cake. Basically health food. 🐰 0100
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Apartments are real homes. Renters are real neighbors. Don’t limit other people’s choices. And always read @resnikoff.bsky.social. 19219
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Something I was not taught in policy school: legislative bill text bears little to no resemblance to policy design. Really, they're separate languages. 0150
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Come for the overview of state pro-housing policy, stay for the wonky research design challenges. If measurement error and endogeneity are some of your favorite words, this webinar is for you! (Said with deep affection.) 0154
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Had a great conversation with @velshi.com about the tangible ways cities & states can make it easier to build homes of all shapes & sizes to make housing more affordable. Also love that Ali cited Yoni Appelbaum’s book Stuck (it’s so good)! 0102
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Upzone (upFLUM) the heck out of every bus corridor, starting with 16th St. Add more high frequency bus lines. Rinse and repeat. 1123
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Actually, many people do give a shit about housing. 1251
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Spring is springing! Grateful for green things. 060
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Had drinks w a friend who just did a fly out for a TT academic job and I don’t understand how universities haven’t been sued into oblivion for labor law violations. Or mocked into shame by the Onion. Or both. 1181
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Perfect Gen X Valentines celebration: 40th anniversary of Pretty in Pink. 80s hairstyles and clothes have not aged well. Class signals have shifted. But soundtrack still one banger after another. 1110
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Happy Valentine’s Day to people who love their cities and want to share them with more neighbors. ❤️ 0496
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 10/02/2026I wish more reporters routinely asked "what's the counterfactual?" to frame their stories. PHX built a ton of housing & prices/rents didn't drop in absolute levels -- in part b/c PHX absorbs out-migrants from non-building places. What if CA doesn't build AND PHX didn't build much? So much worse. 3367
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Housing research friends, are you excited to study how state pro-housing policies are working? The Infrastructure team @arnoldventures.bsky.social just launched an RFP for Measurement & Evaluation of State & Local Housing Supply Reforms. Details: www.arnoldventures.org/infrastructu...arnoldventures.orgArnold Ventures | Infrastructure RFPsViewing philanthropy as an engine of innovation, we rigorously research problems and answers in criminal justice, health, education and public finance. 074
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 09/02/202630+ states have now adopted policies to boost housing production. Which means exciting opportunities for researchers to study these policies' effectiveness. Some guidance from me, via @niskanencenter.bsky.social, on how to design good state policy evaluations: www.niskanencenter.org/how-to-evalu...niskanencenter.orgHow to evaluate state pro-housing policies: Mind the empirical pitfalls - Niskanen CenterAs more state legislatures become laboratories of housing policy experimentation, social science researchers have once-in-a-generation opportunities to evaluate how pro-housing policies are working in... 1106
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026My dream Super Bowl mayoral bet: losing city legalizes 6-story apartments everywhere. Winning city legalizes 6-story apartments *and* corner stores/coffeeshops everywhere. You’re welcome! 0261