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Thomas Bamonte @thomasbamonte.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Essay @puzycki.bsky.social on the built-in institutional obstacles that transit projects face that heavily subsidized highway projects do not have to confront. open.substack.com/pub/cityofye...

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Highway Robbery

When Transit Gets Run Off the Road

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chilito @hectorarbuckle.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Ryan Puzycki @puzycki.bsky.social wrote a very nice article on his "City of Yes" blog (www.ryanpuzycki.com) and, since he is making this article free and it's a really good article, I thought I would take the liberty of posting the article in "bits" here on Bluesky. 1/

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Kaz @kaz512.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

"When we excuse small acts of assholery in everyday shared spaces, we pave the way for much graver acts at higher levels of public life." - @puzycki.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/cityofye...

"The problem is that the Constitution is only a
piece of paper: it has no power of its own to preserve, protect, and defend itself. The formal guardrails only hold if people believe in them. As the Founders well understood, the self-government of a free people requires the self-control of free individuals. When that self-restraint erodes, when the rules of civility no longer govern civil society, the erosion of constitutional norms is the inevitable next step- and there is no reason to expect that an unscrupulous elected official will feel bound by them, either.

When we excuse small acts of assholery in everyday shared spaces, we pave the way for much graver acts at higher levels of public life."

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Friends of Austin Neighborhoods (FAN) @atxfriends.org · 27/06/2025

"A process that empowers opponents of change while disempowering pro-change majorities makes it impossible for communities to evolve in response to real housing needs, local demand, and changing demographics." - @puzycki.bsky.social www.ryanpuzycki.com/p/the-death-... #EndNeighborhoodVetocracy

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The Death and Rebirth of Local Control

How Ending the “Tyrant’s Veto” Can Help Cities Thrive Again

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Felicity M. Maxwell @cityjane.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

As alway @puzycki.bsky.social in The Invisible City hitting the highlights of why #txlege needs to take action to reform the Capitol View Corridors in Austin: www.ryanpuzycki.com/p/the-invisi...

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The Invisible City

The Hidden Cost of Austin's Capitol View Corridors

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Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association @downtownaustin.org · 05/06/2025

Density bonus programs are fundamentally broken. The city should explore alternatives and not just modify or "calibrate" them. www.ryanpuzycki.com/p/density-is... by @puzycki.bsky.social

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Density Is Not a Bonus

It's a Necessity

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abundanceny.bsky.social @abundanceny.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Thanks so much to @puzycki.bsky.social and Diana Lind for recommending our Substack in their Urbanist Reading List 💫 Check out the full slate of recommendations, and subscribe to them too! 👇 www.ryanpuzycki.com/p/an-urbanis...

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An Urbanist Reading List

Who to Subscribe to on Substack

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Ryan Puzycki @puzycki.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I interviewed @zellnor.bsky.social, New York mayoral candidate, about his vision to "Rebuild NYC.” We talked about the housing crisis, land use reform, historic preservation, rent stabilization, and economic opportunity. Read the whole thing: www.ryanpuzycki.com/p/can-nyc-bu...

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Can NYC Build a Million Homes? Zellnor Myrie Says "Yes In My Backyard"

The mayoral candidate talks about NYC’s housing crisis and his vision for a more affordable city

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Ryan Puzycki @puzycki.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Modern zoning codes are not meant to protect people from smokestacks; they’re a smokescreen for “protecting” people from other people. It’s not about who should control zoning, it’s about how much exclusion we should accept. www.ryanpuzycki.com/p/all-zoning...

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All Zoning Is Exclusionary

How Much Exclusion Should We Accept?

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Strong Towns @strongtowns.org · 20/04/2025

Time to meet your movement! The 2025 Strong Towns National Gathering has a packed schedule of speakers who share your vision. Here’s one: Ryan Puzycki! Get your tickets before they’re gone! buff.ly/DrkhLQF

Graphic featuring Ryan Puzycki as a speaker at the 2025 Strong Towns National Gathering in Providence, Rhode Island from June 9-11.

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Ryan Puzycki @puzycki.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Up at City of Yes today: Texas sprawl is the price we pay for urban zoning dysfunction. Read more here: www.ryanpuzycki.com/p/yall-means...

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Y’all Means Sprawl in the Wild West

How Lawless Zoning Made Texas America’s Last Housing Frontier

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