Josh Krahn @joshkrahn.bsky.social · 22h“housing doesn’t get cheaper by distributing scarcity. It gets cheaper by ending it.” I agree with Jose. 180
Reposted by Josh KrahnBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 03/05/2025I think this is the first time I've lived walking distance from a grocery store and I'm out of my mind about it. I'll walk there several times a day. Oh did I forget to grab something? No big deal I'll simply Walk To The Store 20310265517
Reposted by Josh KrahnStan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is why I'm so in favor of accessory commercial units. Just getting people in the US used to **walking** for a cup of coffee or a sandwich in the neighborhood may finally do something to rid Americans of our terminal car brain. 823035
Josh Krahn @joshkrahn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026They should make phones for dogs those guys would love instagramn 030
Reposted by Josh KrahnArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social 178124422669
Reposted by Josh KrahnThe Onion @theonion.com · 30/09/2026“Some of us will be asleep, some of us will just be confused, but know this: We will be crashing our cars into the side of a financial institution downtown.” — Leonard Kirchertheonion.comNation’s 93-Year-Olds Announce Plan To Crash Car Into Side Of BankWASHINGTON—In a joint statement outlining the mission shared by hundreds of thousands of elderly American citizens, the nation’s 93-year-olds announced a new plan this week to crash their cars into th... 23100083
Reposted by Josh KrahnMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026renaissance painting when the renaissance is really fucking stupid 1343706488
Reposted by Josh KrahnSam @samd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026it is quite confusing that “inclusionary zoning” is not the opposite of “exclusionary zoning”, but actually functions as a tool of exclusionary zoning 941942
Reposted by Josh KrahnAdam @adamshap.bsky.social · 28/09/2026NYC’s congestion pricing program cut ambulance travel times by over a minute 121768294
Reposted by Josh KrahnUser with this avatar just got blocked @avijustgotblocked.bsky.social · 26/09/2026An account with this avatar was just blocked. 0239
Josh Krahn @joshkrahn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026On the list of top things I don’t give a shit about, bringing beverages to a job interview is really high up there. Why, sweet jesus, would anyone care about that? Y’all will do a Discourse about literally anything lmao 130
Reposted by Josh KrahnA Whole Damn Town! @im.a.whole.damn.town · 23/09/2026Twin Peaks: Happy Birthday Leo. 0397
Reposted by Josh KrahnMichael Wiebe @michaelwiebe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026But the evidence is clear: high-end demand can raise low-end rents, and high-end supply can lower them. If you care about low-end affordability, your strategy must include high-end supply to create vacancy chains and prevent demand cascades. www.buildingabundance.ca/p/housing-la... 2/buildingabundance.caHousing ladder spilloversRich newcomers can raise low-end rents, and adding high-end homes can lower them 4717
Reposted by Josh KrahnDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 23/09/2026"let's stop pretending to be so clever and just produce used cars." 111512
Reposted by Josh KrahnEoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 21/09/202631% of libs surveyed publicly told a pollster they would feel positive if Trump was popped during a speech lol 7671388
Reposted by Josh KrahnSam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 21/09/2026some idiot pundit: wow, libs hate him this much but they don't want him to die, this must be a sign they're interested in healing *Evelyn Normielib leaning into the mic* I want him to suffer 381032161
Reposted by Josh KrahnJane Natoli 🥑🚲🍍 @wafoli.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I really think the US would be better if we hadn’t designed almost all of it in the last century like the only people who walk are poor people and iconoclasts 1387
Josh Krahn @joshkrahn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Honestly surprised “died in his sleep” didn’t poll higher 260
Reposted by Josh KrahnJenny 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
Josh Krahn @joshkrahn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This should be the attitude everywhere. Welcome to Cville, rando, have a Bodo's 2140
Reposted by Josh KrahnDanny Yoder @dannyyoder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026A thing that shaped my housing views is spending years living in gentrifying neighborhoods because it was the only place I could afford with a decent commute to my job. You should absolutely respect your neighbors but everybody is just trying their build a nice life and land prices rule all. 1153
Reposted by Josh KrahnMax Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 21/09/2026Cities are living things and neighborhoods change as newcomers leave their mark. This is okay, even if it is often uncomfortable. The best thing we can do is build a lot of new homes so that new people can move in without displacing long time residents. 1245548
Reposted by Josh Krahnjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/09/2026this is a bit of an obsession of mine especially here in charlottesville. the cost of commercial real estate is prohibitive if you want to experiment and the city seems categorically opposed to small lots and small units that could allow people to start businesses without a huge capital investment 1483695470
Reposted by Josh KrahnMatthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The Comprehensive Plan calls for small scale commercial uses city wide, but council chickened out when it came time for the zoning code. 0271
Josh Krahn @joshkrahn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Commanders should get points on the board for interesting play design 110
Reposted by Josh KrahnLivable Cville @livablecville.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The next time you hear someone say “we are building too much in Charlottesville and Albemarle,” sharing this information might be helpful. We definitely have not built enough if we are second worst in the country in terms of one measure of commuting rates. 1105
Reposted by Josh KrahnSteven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 20/09/2026Quality of life improves greatly for people when people can afford to live as close as they'd like to their job, shopping, recreation, schools, and other amenities 1125
Reposted by Josh KrahnSam Alcorn @samalcorn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Widespread driving of private cars absolutely fucked our cities and their people in so many ways. The deleterious effects have been occurring for a very long time, and will persist for many generations to come. 154
Reposted by Josh KrahnViktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Typical Saturday. Put rotisserie chickens on my hands and ran into the ER screaming 434173
Reposted by Josh KrahnIan 👻 BOOwers 🎃 @iggdawg.com · 19/09/2026"we should all just..." has never happened. Humans never all just anything. 3894
Reposted by Josh KrahnGOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 17/09/2026frantically trying to figure out how to convert a diesel engine to boneless wings 371029132
Josh Krahn @joshkrahn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Rough asphalt and potholes are annoying for drivers but downright *dangerous* on a bike. Love to ride the smooth stuff! 190
Josh Krahn @joshkrahn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Type shi www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...nbcnews.comOhio city council joins the renaming trend with ‘Gulf of Cleveland’The council members passed a resolution to rename part of Lake Erie the “Gulf of Cleveland,” a non-binding, satirical move meant to skewer the presidents’ and others’ renaming efforts. 020
Reposted by Josh Krahnmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026if you ever wonder how Americans became the richest major country on the planet but most of us still feel so poor, looking at what we spend on cars — not just directly but in tax money for infrastructure and space in the built environment — is the answer. 644491
Reposted by Josh KrahnButtadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 13/09/2026See these are the voters that swing elections 4162
Reposted by Josh KrahnThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Cites aren't loud, cars are loud. A better world is possible. 952689