MapoTofuWithRice
MapoTofuWithRice t1_jd8xnvn wrote
Reply to comment by cjpowers70 in Maine's Energy future by mainething
Solar power is Germanys fastest growing power sector.
Maine gets 33% more sun than Germany does on any given year.
MapoTofuWithRice t1_jd8x7xm wrote
Reply to comment by PlentyCommission166 in Maine's Energy future by mainething
Building things over highways is expensive and performing maintenance on delicate electrical equipment over a highway is especially so.
MapoTofuWithRice t1_jd8wraw wrote
Reply to Maine's Energy future by mainething
This /r/forwardsfromgrandma was made by someone who has no idea how infrastructure is financed or built.
MapoTofuWithRice t1_j88ntlh wrote
Reply to comment by iceflame1211 in Maintain the integrity of our town! Preserve Freeport’s charming and historic parking lots! by bitesandcats
They would find a way to move the goalpost, I promise you.
MapoTofuWithRice t1_j873b0d wrote
Reply to Maintain the integrity of our town! Preserve Freeport’s charming and historic parking lots! by bitesandcats
If you are reading this and live in Freeport, I hope you take the time to speak or write in support of this project. The housing crisis in the state is really bad. Projects like this are our only way out.
MapoTofuWithRice t1_j6juet7 wrote
Reply to comment by WelcomeToTheBough in Evictions in Maine shot up during 2022, with filings growing 27% by iwantmypinkshirtback
Can you show me examples of where deregulating zoning laws and aggressively densifying have failed?
MapoTofuWithRice t1_j6jsu0i wrote
Reply to comment by WelcomeToTheBough in Evictions in Maine shot up during 2022, with filings growing 27% by iwantmypinkshirtback
Cities have tried to implement that kind of requirement for more than a decade and it never works. If you attach such an onerous affordable housing requirement to a development then the developer will laugh their way to another zip code and build somewhere else.
Give this a watch if you have some time:
MapoTofuWithRice t1_j6jqt4u wrote
Reply to comment by WelcomeToTheBough in Evictions in Maine shot up during 2022, with filings growing 27% by iwantmypinkshirtback
How would we leverage zoning changes to force non market rate units?
MapoTofuWithRice t1_j6joj1m wrote
Reply to comment by WelcomeToTheBough in Evictions in Maine shot up during 2022, with filings growing 27% by iwantmypinkshirtback
Portland, and Maine in general, have only scratched the surface of meeting its housing demand. It might seem like there is a lot of construction, but this is nothing compared to where it needs to be. Maine is a hot commodity and people with money aren't going to stop moving here because we wish it. By stagnating housing supply you aren't punish tech workers or other boogieman with money- you're punishing people without the money to compete with them. If you don't build a new mid or high-rise they'll live in an old townhouse that might have otherwise remained affordable.
MapoTofuWithRice t1_j6jkvn0 wrote
Reply to comment by WelcomeToTheBough in Evictions in Maine shot up during 2022, with filings growing 27% by iwantmypinkshirtback
New construction makes homes more affordable—even for those who can't afford the new units
Letting the free market build where people want to live makes housing cheaper.
MapoTofuWithRice t1_j6jircq wrote
Reply to comment by WelcomeToTheBough in Evictions in Maine shot up during 2022, with filings growing 27% by iwantmypinkshirtback
First, new housing is expected to be the more expensive than old housing. Unless you're selling an antique, something new always fetches a higher premium than something old.
Second, that housing is so expensive isn't an indictment to the housing market, but to the policy decisions that made an extreme housing crises possible at all. Cities and countries that don't have extreme barriers or laborious bureaucratic hurdles to building more housing don't have the same problems with living costs that we see here in Maine.
Basically, blow up zoning and limit the amount of public input on whats built near them and the problem will self correct.
MapoTofuWithRice t1_j6jhaqi wrote
Reply to how cold is your house? by bdana666
60F during the day, 64 once the sun goes down, then we turn the heat off when we go to bed.
MapoTofuWithRice t1_jdpcaqd wrote
Reply to comment by fauxfox66 in "Potato" chips vs Potato chips by Doctuh
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