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Janne K. Flisrand
@jannefrommpls.bsky.social
Abundant housing. Justice. Dismantling oppression. Mpls politics. Observations from Zürich. She/her.
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Some of you may know that despite having 35,000+ followers over on X, I've stopped posting there due to my discomfort w Elon Musk. Right now I'm trying to figure out if this or Threads is the best place for BP. I prefer it here, but it's daunting to start from scratch again! I'll give it a try. 🙏

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It's hard to get financing to build an ADU for your mom when there's an owner occupancy requirement. Because they're hard to sell, the value can't be included in the appraisal. It gives the appearance of reform without actually enabling many people to build ADUs.

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Went back to MFO park in #Zürich with friends. Fall colors have arrived, and the temporary art installation is fun to play with.

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Excellent!

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I also rode the world's steepest funicular today. It climbs at a 110% grade in some parts (rising 110 meters for every 100 meters of distance). The round cars make for a flat spot to stand as you climb, and the supports on the bottom are the markers on the % climb measure painted on the glass walls.

Photo of a 50% to 110% grade indicator on the wall of the cylinder, with a supporting metal pole showing a marker that indicates the steepness. It's at 90% in the photo, and the photo must have been taken pointing very far up.
A funny looking "train" on an extremely steep rail track. The Train has four round, clear, glass cylinders perched on it horizontally, mounted so they can roll to always keep the same side down as the track increases and decreases in steepness.
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I hiked up a mountain today. The hike was up from balmy green, up, up, and more up to snowy ice, no flats to catch your breath. Exhausting, and glorious.

Church on a green hill, clouds contrasting in the background, with two rocky mountain peaks not far behind the clouds.
Looking down at a lake surrounded by very steep dramatic mountains, snow topped peaks. A few clouds float in front of the mountains. There's a snowy steep rocky precipice close to the photographer framing the lake on the left.
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Work vehicles in and around #Zürich.

A cute, tiny practical work pickup truck.
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Yes. I encourage you to go submit your comment. @moreneighbors.bsky.social can help.

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The Faircloth Amendment needs to go. Public housing is good. We should build more. (I'm unconvinced it has anything to do with hedge funds or typical rents. Let's blame adding Section 42 LIHTC incentives to the tax code, zoning, local control, mortgage financing, and RealPage for that.)

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Janne K. Flisrand
@jannefrommpls.bsky.social
Abundant housing. Justice. Dismantling oppression. Mpls politics. Observations from Zürich. She/her.
407 followers348 following741 posts