YIMBY News for 11/7

[Eric Budd]

Density vs. Sprawl: The Land Use Fight Nobody Is Winning

Governing

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KEYWORD SCORE: 51.58. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, construction, density, development, growth, homeowner, housing, housing price, income, infill, land-use, market-rate, rent, renter, supply, transportation, urban, zoning

There’s an old joke that urbanists tell each other: “There are two things that Americans can’t stand: sprawl and density.” It’s not exactly a knee-slapper, but it does make a point about the inconsistency of our attitudes toward our cities and suburbs and what we ought to do about them. We don’t want our neighborhoods to get too crowded, but we also deplore the endless proliferation of cookie-cutter subdivisions that impose monotony and massive traffic jams on once-compact metropolitan areas. The sprawl vs. density question will never be resolved, but it keeps coming up in a variety of guises

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In This Mountain Town, Public Camping Is Considered Workforce Housing

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 37.16. affordable, affordable housing, development, house, housing, housing cost, housing crisis, income, public space, real estate, rent, renter, supply, urban, zone, zoning

[image: Backyard] Employees can park their campers outside Deerhammer's warehouse. (Photo courtesy Lenny Eckstein) *This story was co-published in collaboration with Shelterforce, the only independent, non-academic publication covering the worlds of affordable housing, community development and housing justice.* About two hours southwest of Denver, between the Collegiate Peaks and the Arkansas River in south-central Colorado, sits a quiet mountain town called Buena Vista — pronounced Bew-nah Vista by locals. The town has stunning views of the Rocky Mountains, easy access to hiking trails, and

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Pro-Housing Candidates Make Gains All Around Puget Sound

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 36.75. affordable, affordable housing, density, development, downtown, growth, housing, parking, planning commission, preservation, project, rent, transit-oriented, transportation, urban, zoning

Seattle progressives are holding their collective breath, awaiting more results that will show whether Katie Wilson is able to succeed in her bid to challenge incumbent Bruce Harrell and become the city’s next mayor. Who ultimately wins that race will have far-reaching ramifications, impacting issues including how much housing Washington’s largest city allows to be built within its borders. But around the region, progressive, pro-housing candidates performed extremely well in early returns Tuesday night, notching victories in cities large and small. Specific bright spots include Tacoma, Redmon

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What Urban Voters Want

Governing

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KEYWORD SCORE: 33.28. affordable, apartment, construction, development, house, housing, planning commission, project, real estate, rent, transportation, urban

In Brief: Democrats won big in municipal and state elections Tuesday night. Voters backed a mix of young progressives and more moderate establishment candidates. They also approved a handful of measures promoting more housing and transit in big cities. This article is part of Governing's Inside Politics newsletter. *Sign up to subscribe.* Democrats accomplished more on Tuesday than winning a couple of governorships and the mayoralty of New York City. They won, importantly, most of the biggest mayoral elections of the night. Alongside New York, new Democratic mayors will take office in Buffalo,

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Boulder City Council: Benjamin, Wallach, Speer and Kaplan likely to win

Daily Camera Boulder News

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KEYWORD SCORE: 27.02. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, house, housing, real estate, rent, single-family

- [image: Matt Benjamin] Matt Benjamin - [image: Mark Wallach] Mark Wallach - [image: Nicole Speer] Nicole Speer - [image: Rob Kaplan] Rob Kaplan Show Caption 1 of 4 Matt Benjamin Expand Matt Benjamin, Mark Wallach, Nicole Speer and Rob Kaplan have all emerged as likely winners of the Boulder City Council election. The four candidates have pulled away from their seven competitors after the penultimate ballot drop on Wednesday night. Benjamin, Wallach and Speer were all running as incumbents. Kaplan, a challenger, is a former captain for Boulder Rural Fire Rescue. Benjamin had the highest share

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Boulder Theater’s Art Deco façade has been restored, revealing its original 1936 glow

Daily Camera Boulder News

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KEYWORD SCORE: 18.20. downtown, house, preservation, project, rent

Like any iconic diva, the Boulder Theater has always known her best angles. For nearly a century, she’s played the role of Pearl Street’s leading lady, glowing steadily beneath marquee lights while enduring harsh snowstorms, relentless sunshine and the occasional well-aimed pigeon dropping. But time — as it does to all of us who are lucky enough to live long — had recently begun to leave its marks. After decades of movies, weddings, conferences, film festivals, concerts, graduations, rallies and late-night encores, last spring, the Boulder Theater did what any aging star would do: She got some

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