Rhode Island Department of Education’s Post

The first round of the #TOD Rezonings across NSW are out for public exhibition 📣 Atlas Economics has provided infrastructure funding, affordable housing and development feasibility advice on each of these TOD Precincts 🚉 It's a privilege to advise on such important work. #TODRezonings #housingsupply #propertyeconomics #AtlasEconomics https://lnkd.in/gbxXHjqU

Allowing higher-density housing, reducing development fees and speeding up permitting time frames will result in more homes being built more quickly, the research shows. https://lnkd.in/geXgmmxg

During our ULI Los Angeles GC State of the Market event in June, our panel highlighted key data points in this study. It's really compelling stuff, and demonstrates the need for permitting reform to boost our housing supply. I'm really excited to see the authors getting national press coverage and hope local policy makers will give it a read too! Check out some top line highlights below: • In Los Angeles, 75% of permit approvals for office and multifamily projects take three (3) years or longer! • A 25% reduction in approval time would increase the rate of housing production by a full 33.0%. • New underground circuit installation remains one of the top barriers for new projects to get started.

It would be good to know what the issues are. And i hope this isn’t the start of something bigger. Aside from the impact on pupils and communities, demolishing newly built schools wastes valuable resources. I hope the reference to ‘demolition’ is inaccurate and there will be repurposing of the materials, particularly as the buildings were modular in their construction and components. #SustainableChoices #CommunityFirst #EnvironmentalResponsibility

Research paper calls for zoning reform. “The fundamental cause” of high property prices and rents “is that planning restrictions limit supply, driving up prices and rents”, according to a research paper from the Centre for Independent Studies. “A mountain of academic research finds zoning restricts supply, and this increases prices and rents,” the paper added. The paper also said there were many examples where the ending of planning restrictions had been followed by huge increases in construction and reductions in housing costs. For example, when New South Wales lifted restrictions on granny flats in 2009, “this led to a five-fold increase in construction, or about 49,000 extra dwellings by 2020 (see graph)”. As a result, the paper called for: * State and local governments to become more supportive of development proposals * The federal government to withhold money from governments that don't meet housing targets * The community to become more accepting of higher-density living #housingsupply #housingaffordability #developmentsector #planningapproval

Watkin Jones Group secures planning approval for 484 PBSA scheme in Bristol Watkin Jones is pleased to announce that Bristol City Council Development Committee (‘the Council’) approved plans for the development of a 484-bed purpose-built student accommodation (‘PBSA’) scheme on Malago Road, Bedminster in Bristol earlier this week. This development represents one of the final projects of the Bedminster Green regeneration area and follows two years of negotiation and engagement with the Council. Formerly an engineering works and foundry, the project is a prime opportunity to revive a disused brownfield site and contribute to the broader regeneration of the Bedminster Green area. The scheme will deliver high-quality managed homes for students ranging from six to ten storeys in height across three buildings. The proposals will deliver broad benefits to the local community, including the creation of a new public space and improvements to the highway infrastructure. The new student population is expected to support local businesses, including those along nearby East Street in particular. Compared to the proposals of previous developers, Watkin Jones’ proposal promoted significant changes including reducing the number and height of buildings across the site and decreasing the number of rooms to better reflect the local character and in response to public engagement. https://lnkd.in/e_7hNcCQ

Private commercial construction work for schools, universities, offices and more has jumped in the latter half of 2024! Is your business involved with any of these new projects? #Construction #ConstructionIndustry #ConstructionInsights

Research paper calls for zoning reform “The fundamental cause” of high property prices and rents “is that planning restrictions limit supply, driving up prices and rents”, according to a research paper from the Centre for Independent Studies. “A mountain of academic research finds zoning restricts supply, and this increases prices and rents,” the paper added. The paper also said there were many examples where the ending of planning restrictions had been followed by huge increases in construction and reductions in housing costs. For example, when New South Wales lifted restrictions on granny flats in 2009, “this led to a five-fold increase in construction, or about 49,000 extra dwellings by 2020 (see graph)”. As a result, the paper called for: * State and local governments to become more supportive of development proposals * The federal government to withhold money from governments that don't meet housing targets * The community to become more accepting of higher-density living #property #realestate #homeloans 

Rare photo of the Golden Gate Bridges early construction. In 1848, the population of the city was less than 500; in 1849, because of the Gold Rush, it was suddenly ten times greater. Shortly after 1900 the Bay Region's population had reached a million. The major north-south highway in California, Highway 101, needed to span the Gate to become a viable statewide transportation avenue. In the early 1900s, civil engineering made dramatic advances in the design and construction of long-span bridges. A great bridge across the Gate, an impossible vision before then, became all of a sudden a potential possibility. Despite political opposition, scarce funds in the Great Depression that began in 1929, and the immense physical challenges of bridging a mile of water, the people of six counties in northern California voted to finance the Golden Gate Bridge. Construction began on January 5, 1933. This was followed by the official ground breaking ceremony held on February 26, 1933. There was much hype around the bridge, apparently, as an estimated 100,000 showed up just for the ground breaking ceremony. The San Francisco newspaper wrote the next day, "Two hundred and fifty carrier pigeons, provided by the San Francisco Racing Pigeon Club to carry the message of groundbreaking to every corner of California, were so frightened by the surging human mass that small boys had to crawl into their compartments in the bridge replica to shoo them out with sticks." It took 4 years to build. The Golden Gate Bridge officially opened on May 27, 1937, the longest bridge span in the world at the time. The first public crossing had taken place the day before, when 200,000 people walked, ran and even roller skated over the new bridge. Past History #past #history

Ontario Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Paul Calandra introduced Bill 185 Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act. This is the latest installment of the Ford government’s red tape reduction legislation. As always, it encompasses many Ministries but this time the bill has a particular focus on housing, including: Building more student housing: The bill proposes to exempt publicly-assisted universities from the Planning Act to accelerate the building of new student housing. “Use it or lose it” Provision: Municipalities would be enabled to allocate wastewater and water servicing so that developments ready to proceed encounter fewer barriers and delays to construction. It would also allow for a three-year time frame for conditions to be met on draft subdivision approvals, or the approval would expire or lapse. Eliminating parking minimums: The requirement to have a minimum amount of parking spaces for developments in certain areas near most major transit stations would be removed. This could save up to $50 million for a 500-unit development and make it cheaper to build and purchase new homes near transit. Development Charges: The five-year phase-in of development charge rates would be eliminated. The period when the development charge rate is frozen would be reduced from 24 to 18 months. Exemptions and discounts would be introduced for affordable residential units to provide incentives for the development of affordable housing. For the entire Red Tape Reduction Bill, see below. #redtapereduction #housing #queenspark #onpoli https://lnkd.in/gnEkMpJP