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Tracy Rosenberg<p>"If <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/density" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>density</span></a> solved <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>affordability</span></a>, then Vancouver, BC would be the most affordable city in North America; instead, it’s the most expensive city". <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://48hills.org/2025/04/planning-hearing-on-upzoning-shows-the-two-worlds-of-housing-advocates/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">48hills.org/2025/04/planning-h</span><span class="invisible">earing-on-upzoning-shows-the-two-worlds-of-housing-advocates/</span></a></p>
Georgiana Brummell<p>Anyone who is blind, or who has worked with the blind, knows how expensive our technology can be. This couldn't be more true with relation to braille displays. Even the cheapest costs at least $799, and it's already behind the newest in that line, at $899. This is the Orbit Reader 20 and 20+. Now, a student in India wants to change that by creating a display that is truly affordable (under $50)! Please pass this on, so that we can give him greater recognition within the blind community. Even if it costs a bit more than he initially suspected it would, there is no excuse for the $2,000 to $5,000 average price of such technology when cheaper alternatives can be designed! He is determined to bring this to market, so let's help him do it and show our appreciation for his hard work on this life-changing project!</p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton/2024/11/30/14-year-old-boy-invents-digital-braille-reader-and-wins-3500/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton…</a></p><p><a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=access" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>access</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=ACB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACB</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>affordability</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=braille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>braille</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=BrailleDisplays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrailleDisplays</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independence</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learning</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=NFB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NFB</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=ocr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocr</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=parent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parent</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>school</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teachers</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a></p>
Miss Gayle<p>Communal housing, multi-generational housing, housing for religious communities, intentional community housing, and other forms of collaborative living arrangements are going to be a big part of the future, when corporations buy up more and more housing and make it more and more unaffordable.</p><p>Co-housing doesn't have to be rural or involve a lot of farming, either. </p><p>Link: <a href="https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-04-09/six-reasons-for-communitarian-living/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">resilience.org/stories/2025-04</span><span class="invisible">-09/six-reasons-for-communitarian-living/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Affordability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a></p>
Miss Gayle<p>I'm guessing a big chunk of this was medical expenses. The US is the only supposedly "developed" nation that uses medical as an opportunity for profiteering instead of healing people. The article also mentions withdrawals to avoid evictions and foreclosures as well, since the US, again alone amoung decent nations, does not require living wages. </p><p>Link: <a href="https://sherwood.news/personal-finance/americans-are-tapping-into-their-401-k-s-like-never-before/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sherwood.news/personal-finance</span><span class="invisible">/americans-are-tapping-into-their-401-k-s-like-never-before/</span></a></p><p>And now, well, things are worse. </p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Affordability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Financial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Financial</span></a> #</p>
Miss Gayle<p>Oddly, "LGBTQ people might use a public bathroom" is not actually on this list. </p><p>Number one? The economy. No big surprise there.</p><p>Drug Use (fentynol, etc) - cheeto's excuse for trashing our relationship with Mexico &amp; Canada? Near the bottom. </p><p>Immigration? Also near the bottom, far below concerns about Social Security, homelessness &amp; healthcare affordability.</p><p>Maybe the coup party should get a clue.</p><p>Article Link: <a href="https://sherwood.news/culture/most-americans-are-worrying-a-great-deal-about-the-economy-and-inflation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sherwood.news/culture/most-ame</span><span class="invisible">ricans-are-worrying-a-great-deal-about-the-economy-and-inflation/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coup</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Affordability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Miss Gayle<p>US egg prices are going to get worse as bird flu deaths soar due to USDA mismanagement of the epidemic.</p><p>"The office in San Diego...has seen a 158% increase in egg seizures since the end of the last fiscal year, as egg prices just across the border dropped under $2 a dozen compared to ~$9 in California. Most people transport eggs without knowing that unofficial egg imports are prohibited, though, according to the CBP."</p><p>Link: <a href="https://sherwood.news/personal-finance/seizures-of-eggs-are-rising-at-americas-borders/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sherwood.news/personal-finance</span><span class="invisible">/seizures-of-eggs-are-rising-at-americas-borders/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Eggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eggs</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Affordability</span></a></p>
Miss Gayle<p>This week, the Strong Towns movement was featured in two influential publications:</p><p>The New York Times quoted Strong Towns...on land use and development in the piece “In Car-Centric Arizona, a Suburb Bets Big on Bicycles.”<br>Link: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/climate/car-free-arizona.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/25/climate</span><span class="invisible">/car-free-arizona.html</span></a></p><p>The University of Texas at Austin's Civitas Institute included a powerful quote from Strong Towns...in the report “How to Address the Nation’s Housing Supply and Affordability Challenges."<br>Link: <a href="https://www.civitasinstitute.org/research/how-to-address-the-nations-housing-supply-and-affordability-challenges" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">civitasinstitute.org/research/</span><span class="invisible">how-to-address-the-nations-housing-supply-and-affordability-challenges</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Affordability</span></a></p>
LM Little<p>"This will be shocking news to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canadians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadians</span></a> who blamed the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carbontax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carbontax</span></a>, or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a>, or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JustinTrudeau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustinTrudeau</span></a> personally, for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>affordability</span></a> challenges after the pandemic. It’s no accident that vested interests—from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> industry to the Conservative Party—have tried to divert Canadians’ righteous anger toward those scapegoats. They don’t want us to know where the true problem originated. "<a href="https://rabble.ca/economy/fossil-fuels-are-hurting-affordability-not-helping-it/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rabble.ca/economy/fossil-fuels</span><span class="invisible">-are-hurting-affordability-not-helping-it/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeverVoteConservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverVoteConservative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>Name that meat! it was surprisingly the cheapest meal sized portion in the store.<br><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/yum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yum</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/meat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>affordability</span></a></p>
Miss Gayle<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@petergleick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>petergleick</span></a></span> </p><p>Yes, and if you have family or friends who live in those areas, you should be prepared to take them in, possibly permanently, b/c govt is not going to help them. Just the opposite: feds &amp; local govts will refuse to build new affordable housing, refuse to forgive unpayable underwater mortgages, deny unemployment, and refuse to guarantee jobs for US climate refugees. </p><p>The fact that this is what the Magats voted for won't exempt them, btw.</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Affordability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>HAHAHA.... Trump doesn't like that we have cheaper eggs and milk than his “winning" economy?</p><p>"Trump used profane language more than once during a heated exchange around dairy that took place on Wednesday."</p><p>We'll keep the "socialist" price control boards that we still have. (that weren't sold to the Saudi's by a former Conservative Canadian PM anyway)<br> <br>Go Suck Eggs Donald!</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/CanPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanPoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/CdnPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CdnPoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/CPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CPC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farmers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Affordability</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/USPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Trumponomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumponomics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy4v0x27jrpt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.com/news/live/cy4v0x27jrpt</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Miss Gayle<p>Strong Towns Presents:</p><p>The Housing Ready City<br>A Toolkit for Local Code Reform</p><p>Link: <a href="https://www.strongtowns.org/housingready" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">strongtowns.org/housingready</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Affordability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/UrbanPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanPlanning</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ADU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADU</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ABU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ABU</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Walkability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Walkability</span></a></p>
Miss Gayle<p>Senior Housing Crunch on the Horizon</p><p>Podcast:<br><a href="https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025/2/19/upzonedpod-how-to-handle-the-looming-shortage-of-senior-housing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">strongtowns.org/journal/2025/2</span><span class="invisible">/19/upzonedpod-how-to-handle-the-looming-shortage-of-senior-housing</span></a><br>(page includes a written transcript option)</p><p>"...high interest rates...construction costs...have made developers kind of hesitant...instead...players are focusing on acquiring existing communities which...raises some questions about affordability &amp; accessibility, esp for seniors that are on fixed incomes, as developers are going to be really prioritizing luxury housing..."</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Affordability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/SeniorHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeniorHousing</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a></p>
Miss Gayle<p>From Strong Towns:<br>Last month, Chuck wrote an article about how we need to crash the market for entry-level homes if we want to escape the housing trap. The best way to do that is fast, incremental development. We know how to do this. Now we just need cities to actually do it.</p><p>Read the Article: <a href="https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025/1/6/we-need-to-crash-the-market-for-entry-level-homes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">strongtowns.org/journal/2025/1</span><span class="invisible">/6/we-need-to-crash-the-market-for-entry-level-homes</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Affordability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ADU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADU</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/UrbanPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanPlanning</span></a></p>
Miss Gayle<p>The Strong Towns Housing Toolkit drops February 27. </p><p>You can also click here to get a sneak peek at the toolkit and take a quiz to see if your city is ready to welcome more housing. If it is, add it to our map of Housing-Ready Cities!</p><p>Sneak Peak: <a href="https://www.strongtowns.org/housingready" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">strongtowns.org/housingready</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Enjoy the video, and keep doing what you can to build a strong town: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gAqY7yzk10" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=4gAqY7yzk1</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Affordability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/UrbanPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanPlanning</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/YIMBY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YIMBY</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ADU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADU</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ABU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ABU</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resilience</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Walkable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Walkable</span></a></p>
Miss Gayle<p>One way we *can* have nice things...<br><a href="https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-02-05/how-inclusive-utility-investments-bring-the-energy-transition-to-rural-residents/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">resilience.org/stories/2025-02</span><span class="invisible">-05/how-inclusive-utility-investments-bring-the-energy-transition-to-rural-residents/</span></a></p><p>"Many of the households that could benefit the most from weatherization or energy upgrades like heat pumps and rooftop solar are also those who might not be able to afford it, due to lack of access to credit, loans, or savings that would pay for the upgrades...Taken together, IUIs can result in lower overall bills for customers, more energy-efficient homes, and significantly lower energy usage"</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Affordability</span></a></p>
Miss Gayle<p>As long as our community is at the "mercy" of big business, we can't survive, much less thrive. We must stop the rape &amp; pillage of our labor &amp; resources. We must bypass their system.</p><p>"We must find ways to work together where we can, in our cities &amp; states, communities &amp; bio-regions, to build the kind of future we want. Otherwise we are at the mercy of forces that will overwhelm us."</p><p><a href="https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-01-24/to-confront-the-oligarchy-we-need-to-build-power-at-the-community-level/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">resilience.org/stories/2025-01</span><span class="invisible">-24/to-confront-the-oligarchy-we-need-to-build-power-at-the-community-level/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ReLocalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReLocalization</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/PublicBanking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBanking</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Organizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Organizing</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Affordability</span></a></p>
Miss Gayle<p>An issue with the constant stream of new centers? They’re already becoming a burden on some states’ energy supplies, before foundations on this new &amp; ever-growing crop have even been laid.</p><p><a href="https://sherwood.news/tech/ai-data-centers-are-devouring-our-energy-and-propping-up-fossil-fuels/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sherwood.news/tech/ai-data-cen</span><span class="invisible">ters-are-devouring-our-energy-and-propping-up-fossil-fuels/</span></a></p><p>The massive use of the community water supply, noise pollution, and soaring energy price increases that get passed on to locals were just some of the impact.</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Affordability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Utilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Utilities</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electricity</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/DataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataCenter</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/DeGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"Insurance costs aren't just climbing in the US. In Germany, where floods are striking more often, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HomeInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeInsurance</span></a> premiums are predicted to double in the next 10 years. </p><p>In Australia — frequently ravaged by wildfires and flooding — 15% of households are experiencing "home insurance <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>affordability</span></a> stress," which means they're plowing more than four weeks of their annual income into premiums."</p><p><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/la-fires-cast-light-on-climate-change-insurance-crisis/a-71396879" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dw.com/en/la-fires-cast-light-</span><span class="invisible">on-climate-change-insurance-crisis/a-71396879</span></a></p>
Miss Gayle<p>Home ownership is simply out of reach for the next generation. </p><p>And Wall St loves it that way.</p><p><a href="https://sherwood.news/personal-finance/home-prices-soared-in-all-50-major-metros-in-december/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sherwood.news/personal-finance</span><span class="invisible">/home-prices-soared-in-all-50-major-metros-in-december/</span></a></p><p>Someone who doesn't own their home isn't able to engage in climate mitigation and food security such as installing solar panels or putting in gardens and fruit trees.</p><p>They're held hostage by greedy a$$hats who will put as little maintenance and upgrades into the property that they can get away with.</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Affordability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a></p>
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