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Videos
Review of Minimum Parking Standards
City of Ottawa. Brief introduction to the downsides of parking requirements. (1:25)
Four Harmful Myths About Housing Affordability
Housing Canada. A look at why building any kind of housing will help affordable housing; how supply and demand actually do apply to housing markets; there is a place for both rental and ownership housing, and a look at investor-owned housing. (7:01)
Get On Board for Transit-Oriented Communities in CT
Desegregate Connecticut, 2022. You could just replace the word “Connecticut” with “Newton” as the story is almost the same. (2:15)
Segregated By Design
Most of us have heard about redlining but have you heard about all the other ways housing was segregated by design different government housing and development policies? This video is based on Richard Rothstein’s book, “The Color of the Law.” (17:42)
(Click to Play)How to Make our Cities More Walkable
Jeff Speck, 2021. For a more in-depth look at developing a sustainable and walkable city. Covers many of the ideas that Newton is using to create a more walkable city. (48:14)
Cruel Musical Chairs (or Why Is Rent So High)
Sightline Institute. At the most basic level, when there aren’t enough homes, prices will keep rising. And when there are plenty of homes, it helps prices stay down. It’s like a huge game of musical chairs. (1:52)
How Suburban Sprawl Weighs On The U.S. Economy
CNBC, 2022 (13:12)
How the US made affordable homes illegal
Vox, 2021 (9:41)
The Disturbing History of the Suburbs | Adam Ruins Everything
Humorous video covering similar topics as Segregated By Design. (6:19)
Podcast: Why Housing Is So Expensive — Particularly in Blue States
The Ezra Klein Show. 2022. Urban economist, Jenny Schuetz breaks down America’s housing crises, the policies that could fix them and the politics standing in the way. Listen to the podcast or Read the transcript.