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The Houses that Can't be Built in America - The Missing Middle

Not Just Bikes · explainer · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Not Just Bikes explains missing middle housing, such as duplexes, townhouses and small apartment buildings. The video argues that zoning in the US and Canada has made these options almost illegal.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as the standard short overview of missing middle housing and its link to zoning reform.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “also has an excellent series of videos based on work from Strong Towns.”

    Series on car-dependent American cities, shared with friends

    benrbray, 2021-07 · Strong recommendation · in “The Growth Ponzi Scheme”

  2. “I think these videos convey the idea well”

    Explains gentle density and missing middle housing

    rossng, 2021-04 · Recommendation · in “A billion for every chip-maker who 'makes in India,' sources say”

  3. “(Love this channel!)”

    Another perspective on NIMBY and housing

    meerab, 2021-11 · Recommendation · in “California plans to turn the screws on NIMBY cities”

  4. “you need to watch the NotJustBikes overview of the Missing Middle problem”

    Overview of the missing middle housing problem

    quadrangle, 2021-12 · Recommendation · in “Facing housing crisis, L.A. voters back duplexes in single-family neighborhoods”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: zoning, missing middle, urban planning, density, not just bikes

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