Research shows that some US building standards drive up housing costs without increasing safety. Yet San Jose's firefighters have fought all efforts to reform them.
Why? Perhaps it's because they make so much that they don't know what it's like for a family to struggle to pay the rent.
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Public safety overtime spending has become a growing issue for cities grappling with firefighter and police shortages.
Have questions about single-stair apartment buildings? @alexhrwtz.bsky.social & I will be presenting on this on May 14 at #CNU34. Come ask us!
Alex co-authored The Pew Charitable Trusts groundbreaking research on the safety of single-stair buildings in the US. Here's the session description:š§µ
Patrick Siegman
oh hey single stair in the CNU's public square :)
www.cnu.org/publicsquare...
Allowing more single-stair buildings in the US will positively affect quality of life, public health, infill flexibility, family-friendly units, costs, and even climate adaptation.
