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I write letters to local governments and post them here

An interactive GIS analysis and visualization of Chicago's landmark parking mandate elimination ordinance (O2025-0015577), showing where residential developments can now proceed without parking requirements.

3D zoning envelope visualizer for shareable missing-middle housing scenarios

The Engineer Investor Housing Plan. We don’t need 50-year mortgages; we need to make it legal to build. A proposal to fix the root causes of the housing shortage by removing regulatory blockers, ending tax distortions, and prioritizing abundance.

Where does SB79 actually apply? Hopefully this software will help figure that out

Chicago ADU preapproval monitor: bounded Socrata ingestion, SQLite history, and reviewable Bluesky announcements.

Map of how California state senators voted on bill SB 79. Includes contact information for each senator.

Illustrating how jurisdictions in San Mateo County approve (or do not approve) new housing

Illustrating the relationship between new housing production & school enrollment in San Mateo County