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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 13/11/2024

Live from the ADU-coffee-table book section in left wing Takoma Park, it's GGWash staff in conversation with Jerusalem Demsas!

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2024

94% of #MissingMiddleHousing permits issued by Arlington under EHO were in majority-White tracts. Anyone trying to make a social-justice argument for status-quo sprawl zoning, which the NAACP calls "an integral part of a segregationist system", is a fool and a charlatan.

AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF filed in Virginia 17th Circuit Court

The relief sought in the Complaint would reinstitute a zoning scheme that impaired the ability of Black people to live in Arlington’s residential neighborhoods. The scheme was- established in the 19305 as an integral part of a segregationist system, and it bears responsibility for the Segregated state of Arlington’s residential fieighborhioods 10day! Plaintiffs claim that Arlington County’s decision to reform its exclusionary zoning scheme was arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable. In light of the history and harms of Arlington’s prior zoning policies, and the benefits of making them less restrictive and more inclusive, the County’s decision is reasonable beyond any fair debate.

INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAE

NAACP Arlington Branch (the “NAACP”) is a multiethnic, multiracial community E ‘whose mission is to achieve equity, political rights, and social inclusion by advancing policies é and practices that expand human and civil rights, eliminate discrimination, and accelerate the _;2 well-being, education, and economic security of Black people and all persons of color in s Arlington. The NAACP advocates, agitates, and litigates for the civil rights due to Black EEQ America."" s legacy is built on the foundation of grassroots activism by civil rights pioneers =

Map of Census tracts by race on left, showing majority-White areas in blue. Map of housing units permitted by Arlington County Expanded Housing options on right.

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2024

One of the counts that the Arlington Circuit Court struck down EHO on is that it requires *too much* tree canopy relative to state law. Via www.arlingtonwins.org/eho-lawsuit & interactive.wusa9.com/pdfs/Arlingto…

336. The Board’s proposed Landscaping Provision’s shade tree requirement exceeds the maximum tree canopy allowed by the Virginia Code in violation of Virginia Code § 15.2-961(J).

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2024

happy #caturday, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/54026…. Payton Chung posted a photo: from my neighbor's cats

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2024

FHA accessibility guidelines, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/54021…. Payton Chung posted a photo: Access for cars, guaranteed. Access for people, not as important! (Why townhouses with only a garage on the ground floor don't need access.)

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2024

Chicago Building Code "small residential", a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/54021…. Payton Chung posted a photo: Instead of adopting a separate "Residential Code" to make 1-2 unit buildings easier, Chicago has a single Building Code that […] [Original post on towns.gay]

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2024

garden apartments - single-stair, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/54021…. Payton Chung posted a photo: These are still feasible where surface-parked, as in the Raleigh exurb of Fuquay-Varina

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2024

FHA accessibility guidelines, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/54021…. Payton Chung posted a photo: Zoning for 2-3 story mixed use while prohibiting any ground-floor residential (i.e., classic Main Street USA) is pointless, because you'd […] [Original post on towns.gay]

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2024

Infill residential construction, north side Chicago, 1990s-2000s, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/54021…. Payton Chung posted a photo: Maps by Matthew Wicklund repository.upenn.edu/entities/publication/50fbda08-6060-4...

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2024

Duplexes are cheaper, $1M+, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/54021…. Payton Chung posted a photo: Raleigh legalized duplexes on every lot. Even for $1M houses, duplexes are $100K+ cheaper

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2024

Ozimek & Demsas, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/54021…. Payton Chung posted a photo: Two noted YIMBYs on why zoning reform is just the start, and not the end-all, be-all. "Any time you feel like there's one weird trick that can solve all […] [Original post on towns.gay]

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2024

Duplexes are cheaper, $500K, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/54021…. Payton Chung posted a photo: Raleigh legalized duplexes on every lot. For teardown lots near downtown, duplexes are $100K+ cheaper

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2024

Two maps same scale: metro DC vs metro Paris, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/54021…. Payton Chung posted a photo:

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2024

Bidirectional (two way) cycle track with floating bus stop platform, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/54008…. Payton Chung posted a photo: New Mexico Ave NW, Washington DC

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2024

Anacostia sunset, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53993…. Payton Chung posted a photo: View on Instagram instagr.am/p/C_32lviyXxa/

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2024

Leaving this TOD site devoid of #housing & pushing 200+ households to car-dependent suburbs instead has meant those HHs put 64,000 tons of extra CO2 into the air over 10 yrs. That's more CO2 than ONE MILLION TREE SEEDLINGS would've absorbed in that time. Urban […] [Original post on towns.gay]

Photo of fenced off, vacant lot.
"@BrooklandBridge
The fight between nearby neighbors and the Menkiti Group resulted in the large fenced off empty lot of land adjacent to the Brookland Metro at 10th and Monroe St. NE. There were three rounds of appeals as the case wound its way slowly through the court process. Vacant for 10 yrs.
5:14 PM - Sep 9, 2024 - 871 Views"

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2024

"Only natural lake in West Virginia," they said. Harumph., a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53981…. Payton Chung posted a photo: View on Instagram instagr.am/p/C_q1piCSFy7/

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2024

Descending a staircase, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53978…. Payton Chung posted a photo: View on Instagram instagr.am/p/C_oNMzfSu88/

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2024

Cost per unit for housing types - Payton Chung, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53977…. Payton Chung posted a photo: Combination of lower land cost and smaller units, hence lower hard cost per unit #MissingMiddleHousing

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2024

Right up next to the I-395 freeway, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53977…. Payton Chung posted a photo: we shove new housing here, rather than in areas with healthier environments www.urban.org/research/publication/polluted-life-near-hig...

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2024

kitten cuddle puddle, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53976…. Payton Chung posted a photo: Catcade in Chicago #caturday

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2024

Whyyyyyyyy? (Ok, I know why: Loudoun wanted a P&R station between IAD and Ashburn. But there's actually stuff at LCP/Rte 607, and that road is more convenient to much of LoCo.), a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53975…. Payton Chung posted a […] [Original post on towns.gay]

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2024

Chicago tourism trifecta, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53968…. Payton Chung posted a photo: One thing I don't miss about Chicago: the lack of nearby getaways. The Quad Cities, Kankakee, or Indiana aren't exactly "getting away from it all." (As seen on the 'L')

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2024

Durham small house/small lot result, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53968…. Payton Chung posted a photo: These sold in 2023 for <$300K. "If communities struggling with [the affordable housing crisis] want to rebuild the entry-level end of […] [Original post on towns.gay]

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2024

Durham small house/small lot result, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53968…. Payton Chung posted a photo: $311K asking price in Aug 2024; $1900 PITI www.southernurbanism.org/p/small-homes-and-small-lots www.durhamnc.gov/3679/Expanding-Housing-Choices

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2024

New houses, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53969…. Payton Chung posted a photo: All far out in the sprawl... except for Durham. Zoning change cut minimum lot sizes by 60% and created hundreds of new starter houses

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2024

One thing I don't miss about Chicago: the lack of nearby getaways. The Quad Cities, Kankakee, or Indiana aren't exactly transfixing. (As seen on the 'L')

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2024

"If communities struggling with affordable [#housing want to rebuild the entry-level end of the housing market over time, that will almost certainly require allowing a new generation of starter homes that look more like duplexes or condos, or small homes on […] [Original post on towns.gay]

A new two-story house on a hill, with a new 1.5 story house behind it

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2024

City dweller, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53918…. Payton Chung posted a photo: View on Instagram instagr.am/p/C-lDuC_RZXV/

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2024

Hello, Chicago, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53913…. Payton Chung posted a photo: View on Instagram instagr.am/p/C-dhEEDymBY/

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2024

Happy #internationalcatday from the Baltimore Streetcar Museum feral cat colony! (All TNR'd.), a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53910…. Payton Chung posted a photo: View on Instagram instagr.am/p/C-asXyrxiuO/

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2024

Kei car vs Hummer, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53909…. Payton Chung posted a photo: two trucks seen on the beltway

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2024

It's a hot #artscape weekend in #Baltimore #stationnorthartsdistrict, so enjoy some of nature's air conditioning (aka a breeze) just a few minutes away at #BaltimoreStreetcarMuseum!, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53900…. Payton Chung […] [Original post on towns.gay]

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2024

Most striking painting (IMO) in the Met's new Modernism & Harlem Renaissance exhibit was Aaron Douglas' "Aspiration". His colors are amazing! Ironically for a painting that lives in SF (though not for one intended for Dallas!), the "aspiration" is for a high-rise city on a hill

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2024

What if... you could make smaller/cheaper houses a renewable resource, rather than a declining, finite, zero-sum resource? Also, note the goalpost shifting; before #MissingMiddleHousing passed, they were saying the resulting units would be *more* expensive […] [Original post on towns.gay]

The Washington Post

Most crucially, he said, they are not likely to produce units that are any more affordable than the smaller homes already in those neighborhoods: “We’re seeing that there’s no purpose to this other than to increase numbers of people and make builders rich,” he said. David Barrera, a spokesman for the Arlington County Board, said in a statement that there has hardly been a rush to develop missing-middle properties. Just one EHO permit is under construction, and the total number of permits issued through June was well below the EHO policy’s annual cap of 58 units. (That limit was included in the final package of changes to prevent any transformation from happening too quickly.) He also pointed out that in the same time period allowing for EHO permits, at least 146 single-family houses were built. Most of those projects were replacing smaller homes, Barrera added.

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2024

National Capital Trolley Museum barn, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53754…. Payton Chung posted a photo:

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2024

TOD?, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53805…. Payton Chung posted a photo: Car dealerships are very high value land uses; only incredibly high value mixed use will displace them

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2024

Baltimore Streetcar Museum, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53755…. Payton Chung posted a photo:

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2024

Baltimore Bike Party - dance party on the Veterans Bridge, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53763…. Payton Chung posted a video:

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2024

Richmond Railroad Museum - model layout, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53757…. Payton Chung posted a photo:

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2024

#bikeparty :city_sunrise:, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53759…. Payton Chung posted a photo: View on Instagram instagr.am/p/C7px4g2RRhX/

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2024

Caught in the act! Lots of base stealing from first here, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53839…. Payton Chung posted a photo: View on Instagram instagr.am/p/C9GjUMBxQrF/

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2024

Park Potomac townhouses, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53722…. Payton Chung posted a photo: EYA builder, Potomac, MD

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2024

Georgie wakes up with coffee stout, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53730…. Payton Chung posted a photo: View on Instagram instagr.am/p/C7H7gA8R71_/

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2024

#TheBirds, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53716…. Payton Chung posted a photo: View on Instagram instagr.am/p/C64b2NUShqe/

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2024

#bikeparty!, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53761…. Payton Chung posted a photo: View on Instagram instagr.am/p/C7psGS0RGav/

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2024

The Smile in Harlem, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53736…. Payton Chung posted a photo: image from Google Street View

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2024

Rhododendron tunnel, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53844…. Payton Chung posted a photo: View on Instagram instagr.am/p/C9NJPzFR4ms/

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2024

The heat wave ends with a pot of gold :rainbow:, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53863…. Payton Chung posted a photo: View on Instagram instagr.am/p/C9iyXknRNzc/

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paytonchung :vtbus: @paytonc.towns.gay.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2024

Parcel map, Central Park Fredericksburg, a photo at www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53719…. Payton Chung posted a photo: What looks like a single shopping center from the outside is often many parcels inside, with some sold to NNN investors.

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