This Fathers Day, we pay tribute to the rich white man who always kept our backyard safe. He worked late, writing letter after letter to the planning commission. He testified at all the hearings. When the neighborhood was under attack, he stood up to hurl insults at our city council member. Dad had a good… (read more)
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Fauxgressive Quarterly №. 2
In the latest issue of FQ: we profile the people who believe you should Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything (BANANA). These radicals are keeping the neighborhood funky and driving the housing prices way up. Gentrification takes many forms. Restrictive zoning can force a neighborhood to remain physically the same, but it won’t hold prices… (read more)
Your complaints add up
“Because it doesn’t feel right to reject more neighbors, some people resort to dubious “yes, but” arguments that really amount to a big fat “no.” From neighborhood to neighborhood across entire regions, these arguments add up. If we want to start saying yes to more neighbors in our cities, it starts by welcoming them to… (read more)
Check Your Homeowner Privilege
You’ll be a hit with longtime residents at your next public hearing with these business cards (2 x 3½). Available in two formats (standard & extra special), they are a subtle reminder for homeowners speaking at public meetings against renters, density, windows– what have you– in ways that only acknowledge the lived experiences of homeowners…. (read more)
The Future of the Parks (cont’d)
Using our housing time machine, we stopped in to check on our national parks after decades of sprawl-friendly “apartments aren’t green” policies enacted by the Department of Neighborhood Interiors. The DNI is a politically powerful, non-governmental body of landowners who will do anything to avoid sharing their walkable neighborhoods with more neighbors…. (read more)
Valentine’s Day sucks
But, you can still use it to talk to your more-than-friends about zoning! Print this page to PDF, then print it on a real printer, maybe photocopy a few times, and then clip it out and give it to a dreamboat city planner, council member, planning commissioner, or fave housing advocate. ?? ICYMI: what is… (read more)
Poster from the Dept. of Neighborhood Interiors
This postcard recalls famous vintage National Parks posters. The Department of Neighborhood Interiors is tasked with protecting the character of our neighborhood interiors. They promote single family sprawl to places where new construction couldn’t possibly shadow anyone’s backyard — our national parks. We often hear that apartments aren’t green. The Department of Neighborhood Interiors is here to… (read more)
