Transportation planner and economist. Founder, Siegman & Associates. Formerly Principal & Shareholder at Nelson\Nygaard. LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/5cekhrjh
Patrick Siegman
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"The State Land For Homes initiative is expediting the availability of public land throughout the Commonwealth specifically for housing development."
More of this, please, with less ability for towns to block it!
@parkingreform.org is looking for interns too, I believe, so if you're a student or interested in trying a new field, get in touch!
The state of #Massachusetts wants to build 180 homes on a surplus state parking lot. The town of Wellesley is trying to block them. They prefer 5 acres of asphalt.
Once again, we see that local control of land use delivers too many homes for cars & too few homes for people.
Our next challenge is educating contractors:
"One of the 'most common misconceptions' is that all-electric design automatically requires more electrical capacity, Comerford said. In many cases, she said, efficient design can allow a home to electrify without upgrading its electrical service."
" #UCLA researchers say panel-capacity issues can often be addressed through load management instead of full panel upgrades. But many contractors are unfamiliar with those alternatives, and often default to upsizing panels. As a result, some property owners may still be steered toward costlier..."
"...electrical upgrades, even when lower-cost options exist."
How has #SF succeeded in getting almost all new buildings to go all electric? How can we retrofit old homes to be all-electric, with #EV charging, without expensive panel upgrades? I hope @volts.wtf does an episode explaining all this!
"The town of #Wellesley, #Massachusetts is suing the state over plans to build housing on a surface parking lot..."
If you are tired of reading headlines like this one, you should join @parkingreform.org. I am, and I did!
