From day one, this campaign has been about building an Austin that works for everyone. We’ve made real progress together — but there’s still more to do. Grateful for everyone who believes in the road ahead.

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Let’s go Colorado!!! Great work by everyone involved especially @seanjurs.bsky.social who keeps showing us how it’s done.

Austin architects have succeeded in promoting a new path for small lot infill and improving the city's housing quality www.archpaper.com/2025/04/aust...

I’ve been following the Transfer Tax in LA since I learned about it through @shanedphillips.bsky.social ‘s The Affordable City. Really interesting policy, I’m glad they’re working out the kinks.

The Texas House single-stair bill was left pending as the committee adjourned today. It was the very last bill to be read before the Easter break after a bruising voucher fight. But that didn't stop @jamestalarico.bsky.social from showing up to speak passionately for the bill. Man doesn't quit!

Montana is blazing the way with Texas following close behind. @jamestalarico.bsky.social introduced HB5148 was heard at the LRM Committee and everybody loved it! Let’s go single-stair! capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/H...

Austin's Planning Commission just approved six-story single-stair! Hats off to @cityjane.bsky.social and @chris-gannon.bsky.social for their housing advocacy and code reform efforts www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2025...

This month's Architect's Newspaper includes a great feature on single-stair reform efforts to improving housing quality and affordability. Included are interviews with @stephenjacobsmith.com @holz-bau.bsky.social @conradspeckert.bsky.social and Austin City Councilmember Chito Vela.

This should really put some urgency behind Mass's single-stair reform work. 3/5 of those buildings in the picture can't be built without allowing six-story single-stair multifamily.

Memphis’s ‘Large Home’ amendment to the IRC is directly aimed at producing these.

THE SHARED STREETS BILL JUST DROPPED! SB 5595 legalizes a type of street (“woonerf” or “home zone”) common across Europe where cars, bikes, and pedestrians share the same space but speed limits are low and pedestrians are the priority. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/202...

Code that requires big elevators results in smaller apartment buildings forgoing elevators altogether, or if a code-compliant large elevator can be squeezed in, it raises the construction cost and eats up a big chunk of the building's space. WA has a fix for that: SB 5156. Hearing is tomorrow!

I hear a lot of truly bad housing takes and “the housing crisis is due to illegal immigration” is one of the dumbest fucking housing takes I’ve ever heard

Back when Blueskies was cool

A little nap time reading