YIMBY News for 10/29

[Eric Budd]

Kirkland Council Elections Could Tip City in Reactionary Direction

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 64.33. affordable, affordable housing, bus rapid transit, comprehensive plan, density, development, downtown, growth, house, housing, income, infill, mixed-use, parking, parking lot, planning commission, project, real estate, rent, single family, transportation, urban, walk, zone, zoning

The balance of power in a major Eastside city has the potential to shift after next month’s election, with far-reaching consequences on future housing and transportation decisions. Voters in Kirkland face stark choices in four council races. Each contest is pulling the city into a larger debate about how Kirkland plans for future growth, as a desirable city where people want to live, but which lags behind nearby Redmond and Bellevue in terms of transit access. For years, Kirkland has been out-in-front when it comes to adopting housing policy reforms. In 2020, the Kirkland council legalized bro

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Boston Is Piloting Window Heat Pumps in Affordable Housing

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 30.41. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, development, house, housing, housing authority, income, project, urban

Easy-to-install window heat pumps from Gradient are beginning to dot the facade of one of Boston’s public housing properties, Hassan Apartments. (Photo courtesy Eversource via Canary Media) *This story was originally published by Canary Media.* Boston is racing to decarbonize its public housing by 2030. The latest tool it’s deploying to reach that goal? Window-straddling heat pumps. Last week, the Boston Housing Authority announced that it’s piloting the electric technology at Hassan Apartments, a 50-year-old public housing community with 100 units for older people and adults with disabilities

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What Works (and What Doesn’t) in Nonprofit Capital Grantmaking

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KEYWORD SCORE: 19.06. construction, preservation, project, real estate, rent, supply, urban

Wide Angle Youth Media rents out studio space and equipment from its new space on Baltimore's Howard Street to help generate revenue. (Photo courtesy Wide Angle Youth Media) This past summer, I hosted five Morehead-Cain Scholars here in Baltimore for an eight-week study on capital grantmaking — the kind of philanthropy that funds construction, renovation, and equipment purchases for nonprofits. Our project began with a simple request from a mentor: “Tell me everything you know about capital grantmaking.” I sat down and drafted a quick two-page memo, eager to supplement it with external resourc

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