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Will Poff-Webster @willpoffwebster.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ambitious permitting bill out today! @heinrich.senate.gov says: "We need to be able to build big things in this country again... to figure out how to get to yes, or how to get to no, a whole lot faster. If we don't, we will see 20-30% increases in the cost of electricity in the near term."

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Californians for Electric Rail @calelectricrail.org · 30/09/2026

Frustrated with the slow progress on CAHSR? Apparently the California legislature isn't, given all bills to speed up progress died this year. Why isn't California's signature infrastructure project a priority? calmatters.org/politics/202...

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California’s high-speed rail authority made a legislative wishlist. It mostly stalled out

California’s bullet train agency said timely construction of the rail line depended on these reforms. They mostly failed.

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Reed Schwartz @reed-schwartz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Excited to see the op-ed I wrote with @willpoffwebster.bsky.social on how to build more public transit faster and for less in Mass Transit Magazine! Check out our 15 shovel-ready solutions at ifp.org/cheaper-transit and the article at www.masstransitmag.com/management/b...

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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 26/08/2026

imagine spending your retirement doing this

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Reed Schwartz @reed-schwartz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

(3/3) 3. New and expanded grant programs support zoning reform, single-stair buildings, preapproved plans, home repairs, and more pro-supply reforms. Some programs will need to have funds appropriated — but states and localities that act now will be best positioned to benefit when they do.

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Reed Schwartz @reed-schwartz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

(2/3) 1. Expensive jurisdictions will have their federal funding cut if they don't build enough housing, and will get more money if they do. 2. States that certify manufactured housing parity unlock a federal code change that will immediately shave ~$10k off new units.

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Reed Schwartz @reed-schwartz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

(1/3) Wondering what's actually in the Tim Scott / Elizabeth Warren 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, and what advocates and policymakers can do with it? Check out the implementation guide @willpoffwebster.bsky.social and I wrote with Pew's housing team. Some highlights: ifp.org/the-success-...

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The Success of the New Federal Housing Law Now Rests on States and Localities | IFP

Billions of dollars could flow to proactive jurisdictions that build more homes

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 01/08/2026

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Will Poff-Webster @willpoffwebster.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

This is why we need faster, cheaper transit construction in America. Madrid built a huge expansion of their system in only 4 years.

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Will Poff-Webster @willpoffwebster.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

For me, the transit abundance agenda is twofold: ensuring public transit has the funding it needs to build and operate, and reforming project delivery so we build more cost-effectively and stop paying more than other countries for less service

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 22/07/2026

what's really funny is when they go through multiple cycles of community input until they get to the layer that tells them "no," and then that's the one that counts as the community

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23/07/2026

It's wild to me how many people do not understand this. "Luxury housing" is not some ontologically separate category from the rest of the housing market. Nor is "affordable housing." It's all one big fluid market & when you build more, everyone moves up & frees up the bottom end.

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Vice Mayor Burhan Azeem @burhanazeem.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Over the past ten years, the housing movement has grown from a small number of people into a national collective pushing change across the country: Maryland, Arizona, Cambridge, California, and now the halls of Congress. On August 4, the people behind those wins are coming together on one call.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 10/07/2026

On Monday, I'm going to talk with some folks from @ifp.bsky.social about their "Transit Abundance Playbook." What is transit abundance and how do we get there in a country where the federal gov't is transit-hostile, state gov'ts are broke, & most citizens are car-brained? Got questions?

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The Transit Abundance Playbook | Institute for Progress

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

What people think SEPA is: Erin Brockovich codified into state law What SEPA actually is: is this new hospital spoiling the view from a different neighborhood

Page from the Harborview DEIS showing different views from Jose Rizal viewpoint

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The Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · 25/06/2026

New #TalkingHeadways featuring Will Poff-Webster @willpoffwebster.bsky.social discussing the new Transit Abundance Playbook from IFP @ifp.bsky.social link.theoverheadwire.com/jua76 @usa.streetsblog.org Planning Cost Effective Design Procurement Permitting State Capacity and more!

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Talking Headways Podcast: The Transit 'Abundance' Playbook — Streetsblog USA

Everyone is talking about "Abundance," but in the transit world, its de-regulatory approach might work.

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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 20/06/2026

Is anybody planning on getting involved the NFPA 130 process to push for wider spacing between cross-passages? ifp.org/eliminate-re...

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Eliminate Redundant Subway Cross-Passages | IFP

How to save on construction costs without compromising safety

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/06/2026

You can't make it up.

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Reed Schwartz @reed-schwartz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

We spent the last six months working with 17 transit experts to produce 40,000 words on fixing transit delivery — because California spent 16 years (so far) and 1 billion dollars to produce 100,000 pages of environmental review. (The train still doesn't exist.)

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Metropolitan Abundance Project @metroabundance.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Be sure to check out the @ifp.bsky.social's new Transit Abundance Playbook. 15 concrete, well-researched ideas from leading transit practitioners on how to build more transit, faster, and for less. @willpoffwebster.bsky.social ifp.org/transit-abun...

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The Transit Abundance Playbook | Institute for Progress

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

A lot to like in this Transit Abundance Playbook. ifp.org/transit-abun...

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The Transit Abundance Playbook | Institute for Progress

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Chirag Lala @cthelala.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

My colleague @jmooreotto.bsky.social is in @ifp.bsky.social’s Transit Cost Playbook. He argues for replacing discretionary grant financing for transit projects with federal loans! The current regime shreds state planning capacity due to intermittent and capricious funding. ifp.org/loans-can-st...

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Loans Can Stabilize Transit Funding | IFP

Consistent and predictable funding builds state capacity

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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 17/06/2026

This is what Sound Transit's Enterprise Initiative should have been. And it still can. The Puget Sound region should adopt this playbook and become national leaders in building transit more affordably and more quickly.

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The Transit Abundance Playbook | Institute for Progress

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Will Poff-Webster @willpoffwebster.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

New York spent 18x what Madrid spends, per mile, on the Second Ave Subway. America pays more for less, but we haven't known how to fix it. We published the Transit Abundance Playbook to change that, with 15 specific ideas: ifp.org/transit-abun...

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The Transit Abundance Playbook | Institute for Progress

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rohan aras @rohanaras.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The original housing packages in the Senate and House were substantive answers to the housing crisis. As Congress writes a final version, it must take the best bills from both chambers—not just settle for the overlap. See our joint Niskanen Center and Institute for Progress explainer for more:

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A pro-supply to-do list for Congress’s housing bill - Niskanen Center

America is facing its worst housing crisis since the end of World War II. In a rare moment of bipartisan consensus, Congress has stepped up.

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Reed Schwartz @reed-schwartz.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Now that Trump has soured on the anti-build-to-rent portion of the housing package, Congress has a chance to make it as ambitious as possible — not to accept the lowest common denominator. @rohanaras.bsky.social, @awjustus.bsky.social, @willpoffwebster.bsky.social and I argue that more is more:

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Will Poff-Webster @willpoffwebster.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

It should blow people's minds when you tell them how much housing would get built using zero public dollars, and how much more affordable housing would be, if we just made it legal to build more homes where people want to live

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Alex Armlovich @aarmlovi.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Want to learn more about the housing megabill the Senate just passed? New Statecraft podcast with @willpoffwebster.bsky.social and @brianpotter.bsky.social on key highlights 👇 We recorded before it passed, so you can enjoy vetting our forecasts here open.substack.com/pub/statecra...

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Is the Senate Fixing Housing Policy?

"You can’t solve the problem by subsidizing demand and constraining supply"

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Will Poff-Webster @willpoffwebster.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

1/ The Senate created the biggest pro-housing bill in years. Why did they add a provision at the last minute that discourages 100K-130K homes per year (7-10% of all US housing supply)?

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