Not Just Bikes | The Houses that Can't be Built in America - The Missing Middle @NotJustBikes | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
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In many US and Canadian cities you really only have two choices for living: an apartment/condo, or a single family home. The housing options in-between these two extremes - called "Missing Middle Housing" - has been legislated almost out of existence in the US and Canada.
Now many cities are starting to doubt these regulations and are (slowly) undoing the car-centric mistakes of the past. This video explores the missing middle, what it was, what it still is in Europe, and what it could be in the future in North America.
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Sources and Image Credits
Missing Middle Housing
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_Middle_Housing
Give Yourself the Green Light (1954) (Public Domain)
Henry Jamison Handy
archive.org/details/GiveYour1954
According to Plan: The Story of Modern Sidewalls for the Homes of America
Henry Jamison Handy
archive.org/details/Accordin1952
Cities Start to Question an American Ideal: A House With a Yard on Every Lot
The New York Times
nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/18/upshot/cities-across-america-question-single-family-zoning.html
A Visual Guide to Detached House Zones in 5 Canadian Cities
DataLabTO
datalabto.ca/a-visual-guide-to-detached-houses-in-5-canadian-cities/#:~:text=Although%20one%2Dfamily%20dwelling%20zones,inside%20a%20single%2Dfamily%20house
Albee Fourplex 1 - IrvingtonHD - Portland Oregon
By Ian Poellet - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53931066
Fourplex in University Heights, Brookland
BeyondDC
flickr.com/photos/beyonddc/32654221297
Where the Missing Middle Isn't Missing
Daniel Herriges
strongtowns.org/journal/2020/8/5/where-the-missing-middle-isnt-missing
Why Minneapolis Just Made Zoning History
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-07/how-minneapolis-mayor-jacob-frey-scored-a-rezoning-win
How Minneapolis Ended Single-Family Zoning
tcf.org/content/report/minneapolis-ended-single-family-zoning
99 per cent of Vancouver single-family neighbourhoods now zoned for duplexes
globalnews.ca/news/4468086/99-per-cent-of-vancouver-single-family-neighbourhoods-now-zoned-for-duplexes
Oregon Legislature Votes To Essentially Ban Single-Family Zoning
npr.org/2019/07/01/737798440/oregon-legislature-votes-to-essentially-ban-single-family-zoning?t=1614047343190
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:05 Skylines of US vs Europe
0:31 Living in a Concrete Box in the Sky
1:11 The Missing Middle Problem
2:16 The Missing Middle in the US & Canada
2:59 Why Developers Build Condos
3:47 It Didn't Used to be This Way
5:03 Middle-Sized Housing in Europe
5:57 Eliminating Single-Family Zoning
6:30 Where the Missing Middle is Legal Again
6:56 Zoning Changes are Not Enough
7:24 Conclusion
7:47 Patreon Shout-Out
7:58 Outro
#missingmiddle #urbanplanning #housing #4k
Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/not-just-bikes-the-houses-that-can-t-be-built-in-america-the-missing-middle
In many US and Canadian cities you really only have two choices for living: an apartment/condo, or a single family home. The housing options in-between these two extremes - called "Missing Middle Housing" - has been legislated almost out of existence in the US and Canada.
Now many cities are starting to doubt these regulations and are (slowly) undoing the car-centric mistakes of the past. This video explores the missing middle, what it was, what it still is in Europe, and what it could be in the future in North America.
Sign up to Nebula and watch ad-free and sponsor-free: go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes
Patreon: patreon.com/notjustbikes
Twitter: twitter.com/notjustbikes
Reddit: reddit.com/r/notjustbikes
One-time donations: notjustbikes.com/donate
NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel):
youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw
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Sources and Image Credits
Missing Middle Housing
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_Middle_Housing
Give Yourself the Green Light (1954) (Public Domain)
Henry Jamison Handy
archive.org/details/GiveYour1954
According to Plan: The Story of Modern Sidewalls for the Homes of America
Henry Jamison Handy
archive.org/details/Accordin1952
Cities Start to Question an American Ideal: A House With a Yard on Every Lot
The New York Times
nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/18/upshot/cities-across-america-question-single-family-zoning.html
A Visual Guide to Detached House Zones in 5 Canadian Cities
DataLabTO
datalabto.ca/a-visual-guide-to-detached-houses-in-5-canadian-cities/#:~:text=Although%20one%2Dfamily%20dwelling%20zones,inside%20a%20single%2Dfamily%20house
Albee Fourplex 1 - IrvingtonHD - Portland Oregon
By Ian Poellet - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53931066
Fourplex in University Heights, Brookland
BeyondDC
flickr.com/photos/beyonddc/32654221297
Where the Missing Middle Isn't Missing
Daniel Herriges
strongtowns.org/journal/2020/8/5/where-the-missing-middle-isnt-missing
Why Minneapolis Just Made Zoning History
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-07/how-minneapolis-mayor-jacob-frey-scored-a-rezoning-win
How Minneapolis Ended Single-Family Zoning
tcf.org/content/report/minneapolis-ended-single-family-zoning
99 per cent of Vancouver single-family neighbourhoods now zoned for duplexes
globalnews.ca/news/4468086/99-per-cent-of-vancouver-single-family-neighbourhoods-now-zoned-for-duplexes
Oregon Legislature Votes To Essentially Ban Single-Family Zoning
npr.org/2019/07/01/737798440/oregon-legislature-votes-to-essentially-ban-single-family-zoning?t=1614047343190
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:05 Skylines of US vs Europe
0:31 Living in a Concrete Box in the Sky
1:11 The Missing Middle Problem
2:16 The Missing Middle in the US & Canada
2:59 Why Developers Build Condos
3:47 It Didn't Used to be This Way
5:03 Middle-Sized Housing in Europe
5:57 Eliminating Single-Family Zoning
6:30 Where the Missing Middle is Legal Again
6:56 Zoning Changes are Not Enough
7:24 Conclusion
7:47 Patreon Shout-Out
7:58 Outro
#missingmiddle #urbanplanning #housing #4k
