BIG NEWS: @Arnold_Ventures is launching a major new infrastructure initiative today, and I’m thrilled to join them as their first-ever EVP for Infrastructure to drive progress toward building faster, better, and lower-cost in the U.S. [1/x]

The WWII experience with price/rent controls are instructive here. The federal government did the right thing & let wartime price controls expire in 1947 & had plans for rent decontrol, but the State of NY protested and stood up its own replacement rent controls in 1950.

A challenge with price controls is that they're time inconsistent--they're easier to impose when they're appropriate than to remove whenever their costs outweigh their benefits. In fact, NYC rent control itself traces its roots to "emergency" measures enacted during WWI & WWII.

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So excited to see the Build America Caucus engaged on the biggest bipartisan housing legislation package in living memory We're at a critical moment where housing has miraculously been moving forward in both parties together despite all the other complex dynamics in Congress 👇

NEW important article from @AishaKDown and @Robert_Booth: could the new AI-powered Objector service slow delivery of homes still further? https://t.co/uRsVLgSkwn

North Carolina's 58 second-half points are tied for the second-most points scored in ANY half against a Bill Self-coached Kansas team. This is Self's 23rd season as the Kansas head coach.

Overheard on the topic: “Man, you know people are pissed when they're flipping utility commission seats in an off year election cycle.” 😬😬😬 https://t.co/ax6UW87WIU

The Criminal Justice team @Arnold_Ventures hosts BRIDGE days every other week. These events bring a small group of researchers and practitioners together to brainstorm about a specific topic related to public safety where we need more rigorous evidence. Our goal is to facilitate

The NYC Affordable Housing ballot measures polling was quite off on Tuesday, with ~full results now in. Even a "pessimistic" reading of the polling that assumes all undecideds voted "No" still produces a pretty big miss. Ballot measure polling can be treacherous.

Texas is moving so fast, EIA can't keep up. According to S&P, at the end of Q2, ERCOT had 14,000 megawatts of batteries. According to ERCOT, we're now at 15,712 megawatts. Texas has added more batteries in the last quarter than PJM has added in its entire history.

Is Steve Kerr the most YIMBY NBA coach?

According to @nardotrealtor, the average first-time homebuyer is now 40 years old – the highest on record. Years of failed housing policy have priced out a generation: the time to act is now. The #ROADtoHousing Act expands supply, lowers costs, and restores the American Dream.

HUGE WIN FOR CHARLOTTE!! We just passed a bill to make one of the country’s biggest transportation investments 🚊We’re building a top 10 US train system 🛣️ Investing $8 billion into roads, sidewalks, and bike lanes 🚌 Getting a 50% boost in bus service

We convened a Charter Revision Commission to make it easier to build housing in our city, and New Yorkers have APPROVED all three pro-housing proposals. It will be faster, easier, and simpler to get homes built thanks to everyone who turned out to vote YES.

We’re not 51 different cities. We’re one city—we share the same problems and the same broken housing market. When some communities aren’t pulling their weight, we all suffer higher rents. Voting @YesOnAffHousing props 2-5 will help fix this

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Over the last few months, my team and I built a dataset of 500+ planned data centers in the US with a combined capacity of ~125 GW. Here's how we found them: 🧵

ME: Permitting vibes good again? A push by governors adds momentum. EPW Chair Capito tells me govs' pitch has "contours" of what EPW/ENR leaders are discussing. ENR ranker Heinrich "encouraged" by talks w/Chair Lee, who notes easing historic preservation law could help wind/solar

Pretty impressive stuff.

Every legitimate source for apartment data shows: Where there's a lot of new apartment supply, rents are falling. Where there's little new apartment supply, rents are rising. It's all about supply and demand. Source: Avison Young Q3 report using CoStar data