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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

update: wild moment in the NY governor debate where Hochul says she wishes she pushed even harder on YIMBY policies… meanwhile, Blakeman literally *brags* about how his NIMBY policies have made housing so expensive

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miscforma.bsky.social @miscforma.bsky.social · 6h

fun fact! NIMBYs hired an anti-40B lawfirm to go after by-right apartment next door. by-right, unless it's next to rich people.

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Boston Indicators @bosindicators.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

In our new report, “Delayed by Design,” buff.ly/B4uKAuk we look at how long it can take to build housing because of local regulations like site plan reviews or because of neighbors who raise objections or file lawsuits.

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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

“We don’t have enough water” is a common excuse for opposing new housing in Massachusetts. Since 1970, the MWRA region has added 810,000 people while cutting daily water demand in half, from nearly 400 million gallons to 200 million through leak repairs and efficient fixtures.

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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

When 58% of a town requires 80,000sf min lot sizes, land costs skyrocket. Starter homes disappear, replaced by giant luxury rebuilds. In Concord, MA, 300 demo permits were filed 2008-2020. Modest 1,500sf homes averaging $591K were replaced by 3,900sf mansions averaging $1.46M.

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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I'm leading this ride on Oct 25 to honor victims of traffic violence and push for state speed-camera authorizations and truck safety reforms. Join us and over 150+ riders for the Ride for Your Life. Register here: rideforyourlife.org/boston/

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Chris Goldammer @floorarearatio.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Why do townhouses get combined in NYC? It can be very profitable. 170 Clinton St, Brooklyn Heights: - 2023: Sold for $4.75M - 2023-2025: Combined from 10 units to 1 - 2026: Sold for $14M. Renovation includes "operable glass skylight" Dashboard with map and lists: citytracker.ai/analysis/tow...

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miscforma.bsky.social @miscforma.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Underappreciated in the current AI slop zeitgeist is how cheap LLMs have enabled NIMBYs to make AI websites at no marginal cost. I can think of four different private projects just in my adjacent neighborhoods that have their own NIMBY slop sites.

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Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

We can and we must build more homes for all of us.

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Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

young Republican staffers are marinating in this type of stuff 24/7; it's going to be filtering more and more into real-world politics as they advance their careers

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

New Fed estimates of wealth by age are out. Under-35 wealth dropped 23% over these three years www.wsj.com/economy/affl...

wsj.com

Affluent and Older Americans Got Much Richer in Postpandemic Years

A Federal Reserve study found overall median net worth rose 2% between 2022 and 2025.

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It's called the locomotive. And we're gonna drive it right through your god damn bedroom.

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Tony Baez @abaez02.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A single fucking block. Pathetic.

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Bikepedantic @pedantic.bike · 09/10/2026

Even assuming we ever get to MBTA abundance, the real fight today isn’t against the status quo defenders who oppose a subway like in yesteryear. It’s against the status quo defenders who oppose the 15-story buildings needed along Mass Ave to justify heavy rail.

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Blue in FL @flbluegal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

We could have universal healthcare. We could have high-speed trains. We could have an infrastructure that is not crumbling. We could have universal free college tuition. We could have universal income. Instead, we get this.

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Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Polls may suggest that aesthetically cute duplexes & ADUs are more popular than 6-story apartments in commercial zones. That doesn't mean it's the "better" policy. We've got to do the hard work to persuade people to support effective policies.

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Boston Indicators @bosindicators.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

At our “Conference on Housing Land Use and Building Reform,” buff.ly/0Rd539c Amy Dain explained how a long, local history of exclusionary policies has shaped today’s housing landscape.

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miscforma.bsky.social @miscforma.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Your city’s neighborhoods are changing. It just depends which direction you let it change.

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

average socialist mayor: parking mandates are an unfair burden on homebuilders that prevents private market housing construction average urban conservative: I want as much red tape blocking housing as possible because tall buildings hurt my feelings

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Somerville YIMBY @somervilleyimby.org · 08/10/2026

A City In Amber Imagine you want to build new apartments in Somerville. …first, you need to demolish the structure that's currently in place, and you'll need to get past the Historic Preservation Commission to do it.

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A City In Amber - Somerville YIMBY

Imagine you want to build new apartments in Somerville. Your property is zoned for it, you have the financing lined up, you have the plans laid out, you’re ready to go. But first, you need to demol…

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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Cambridge NIMBYS: "Stop the upzoning! Keep Cambridge affordable!" Me: *gestures wildly*

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Matt Weiner @mattweiner19.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

they're in the antimemetics wing now

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Eric Panzer @ericpanzer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It makes me almost unspeakably angry that we hear how it's a huge imposition for people to have to park a block from their destination (bus riders typically walk several) or to have to *GASP* pay for parking, and meanwhile people walking and riding bikes routinely pay with their bodies and lives

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BART @bart.gov · 07/10/2026

BART just set a new ridership record! We carried 254,248 trips yesterday. That’s our highest ridership day since the pandemic, a record we have been breaking again and again this year as more people want to take transit. Thread ⬇️

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Bony 🦴 Skeletino 💀 @notalegalrecord.net · 06/10/2026

I was riding in Boston with my son today, and we turned onto a narrow side street commonly used to reach a larger street, and a pickup truck was trailing my son. After we turned off that street, the driver zoomed by us and gunned his engine so as to send a cloud of black smoke into my son’s face.

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James Hetfield @jasoniannone.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I wonder how tobacco lost. Who did they lose? What were the structural failures? How do we encourage and induce those same structural weaknesses? Tobacco lost the political and judicial reinforcements that maintained the status quo. Where do we find purchase to pull those threads?

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Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"There's nowhere to downsize to in my neighbourhood! I don't want to leave my friends! I guess I'll just live alone in this hard-to-maintain $2M 4-bed house for another 15 years."

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Christopher Schmidt @crschmidt.net · 06/10/2026

i swear to god if kavi had not described this to me in real life I would have assumed this was a bit making fun of how useless the mayor of LA is. Like, YOU CHOSE TO PUBLISH THIS VIDEO! YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT! YOU COULD HAVE COME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND SHOWED THE POTHOLE BEING FILLED IN!!

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 04/10/2026

I'm not sure if she's aware of it but this 2022 @rebeccajtiffany.bsky.social tweet is basically an article of faith at @liberalcurrents.com ( @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com quoted it in www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit... and I've referenced it countless times ever since)

My YIMBY take: Every trans 18 year old who is stuck living w unsupportive family should be able to afford an apartment in a vibrant urban space w transit on a min wage job. (+raise the min wage). Build so much housing that that is the norm. Same for others stuck in bad situations

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Mark Jackson-Brown @markster3000.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The worst part is knowing it's an unholy alliance of "it's always been this way" Boomers/Gen-X and wealthy doctor/finance/lawyer "we didn't spend $2M+ to be next to the poors" Millennials.

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John Lansing @pipedreaming.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The left, whether it’s in Spain, Canada, the UK or elsewhere, needs a set of policies to increase housing supply with measurable results if it wants to fend off the far-right and stop the erosion of liberal democracy.

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Live Updates: Spain Calls Early Election After Housing Crisis Roils Government

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Dan Seitz @dseitz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We've got no shortage of "car-storage-is-my-right" weirdoes here, the difference is people who aren't those spoke up.

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

CODDLED DRIVERS—LAVISHED WITH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF INFRASTRUCTURE JUST GIVEN TO THEM WITHOUT ANYONE NEEDING TO LAUNCH AN ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN THAT TAKES ALL OF THEIR TIME ON EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS—EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE SLIGHT INCONVENIENCE

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sad news everyone. Our beloved friend the computer has now become a hated enemy

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building *just the lights for roads and highways* than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadway *pavement* is 18x transit spending

a graph of roadway and mass transit lights

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Welcome Donnelly Field @ridebluebikes.bsky.social station, the 99th in @cambridgemass.bsky.social! Station 100 launches today! Where will it go?

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miscforma.bsky.social @miscforma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

People fail to understand that there many reasonable people who simply do not speak up. When going to bat for this stuff, stay calm and kind.

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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And props to the runner who joined us in solidarity at Critical Mass! 📸: Joshua Best

Runner holding a sign in solidarity during Critical Mass

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Flingjore @flingjore.com · 01/10/2026

Gazing 1,000 light-years into the Perseus constellation, the James Webb Space Telescope captures one of its largest panoramas to date. Near-infrared image of the IC 348 stellar nursery reveals a landscape of gas, glowing dust and nine newly discovered brown dwarfs. www.livescience.com/?hl=en-US

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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hemonystraat, Amsterdam in 1985 and today

In q985 the road is wide, with two lanes and cars are parked nose to tail along the left-hand kerb in front of tall brick and stone buildings, with more cars parked around the junction on the right. Today the road has been closed to traffic altogether and replaced with a red cycleway, with a wide paved area beyond it. Two men ride side by side along the cycleway past red and white bollards. Mature trees and rows of parked bicycles have replaced the parked cars on the left, and more cyclists cross the junction in the distance.

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 25/09/2026

Cycling is a climate, transit, and public safety issue. I convened a roundtable with advocates to discuss how we can make our communities safer and more accessible for pedestrians, cyclist, & commuters across the #MA7.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley provides remarks at a roundtable discussion at Bikes Not Bombs.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley hugs and greets a constituent.

A photo of Rep. Ayanna Pressley taking notes.

Advocates provide remarks during a roundtable discussion.

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Jim Aloisi @jimaloisi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Stupid. Pandering. Self-destructive. The #mapoli governor who thinks disinvesting is the answer to the spike in gas prices. Suspend the gas tax, make it easier to drive more, is neither sustainable nor sensible. www.nbcboston.com/news/local/g...

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‘We're in a crisis': Gov. Healey filing legislation to suspend Mass. gas tax

Gov. Maura Healey announced Monday she is filing legislation to suspend the Massachusetts gas tax for two months, cutting the price of gasoline by 24 cents a gallon.

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

'we're not against [bike lanes, bus lanes, affordable housing, 4-plexes, safe streets for kids, climate action] we just think it doesn't belong here.'

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Astrobot JWST @astrobotjwst.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🤖 image processing for #JWST 🔭 data (GC_46). RGB Filters: 480, 212 PI: Schoedel, Rainer, program 10678. CRVAL: 266.464937, -29.115466 Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.

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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Car running a red light crashed into a scooter but city councilor blames bike advocates. youtu.be/TX0VKQtVDXE?...

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Advocates install unauthorized bike lane on same corner where fatal accident occurred

YouTube video by CBS Boston

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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I haven't been using my bike to run errands since Louisa was killed. I realized that if I was killed by an impatient driver nobody would care and nothing would change. The constant stress of being at the mercy of drivers in Boston has forced me back into my car, adding to traffic and pollution 🫩

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Bikepedantic @pedantic.bike · 02/09/2026

there's a big latent demand to live here, and meeting that is the morally right thing to do

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Matt Lawlor @mattjlawlor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Still devastated. Still furious. #demandmorelouisadid #bostonlagging #timetoactmayorwu

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Kevin Patrick O’Ghoul 🍅🥫 @kevin.doyle.boston.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

If you live in Massachusetts be sure to vote in the primary today! No matter your precinct or party you have a contested race to weigh in on!

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