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Ask HN: W2018 invites sent. Who got in and what are you making?
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#2We are among invited teams. Were rejected 3 times in the past. Working on government analytics, with the initial focus on housing.
Re: Ask HN: W2018 invites sent. Who got in and what are you making?
#3We are among invited teams. Were rejected 3 times in the past. Working on government analytics, with the initial focus on housing. Demo: http://sfhousing.statecraft.one
Congratulations!
Re: Ask HN: W2018 invites sent. Who got in and what are you making?
#4We are among invited teams. Were rejected 3 times in the past. Working on government analytics, with the initial focus on housing. Demo: http://sfhousing.statecraft.one
Congrats..also good to know that rejections don't matter. We had our second rejection this term but atleast got a video call.
Re: Ask HN: W2018 invites sent. Who got in and what are you making?
#5We are among invited teams. Were rejected 3 times in the past. Working on government analytics, with the initial focus on housing. Demo: http://sfhousing.statecraft.one
Just a nitpick but a responsive design would be a good idea.
Re: Ask HN: W2018 invites sent. Who got in and what are you making?
#6We are among invited teams. Were rejected 3 times in the past. Working on government analytics, with the initial focus on housing. Demo: http://sfhousing.statecraft.one
Congratulation!
Re: Ask HN: W2018 invites sent. Who got in and what are you making?
#7We are among invited teams. Were rejected 3 times in the past. Working on government analytics, with the initial focus on housing. Demo: http://sfhousing.statecraft.one
Not sure if this in your wheelhouse, but I would love to see a good report on the cost breakdown for new housing. From my own research looking at NYC it looked like new construction was surprisingly expensive and stuff like https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/10/why-is-affordable-hou... isn't exactly encouraging.
My basic gut feeling is that if we can't make housing cheaply we are never going to have enough in a city going through a boom.
Re: Ask HN: W2018 invites sent. Who got in and what are you making?
#8We are among invited teams. Were rejected 3 times in the past. Working on government analytics, with the initial focus on housing. Demo: http://sfhousing.statecraft.one
Nice start! And I like the name ;)
Denver might be another good candidate for you to tell your narrative via data. Don't know if you have ever seen the show "Weediquette" on Viceland. But there was an insightful episode on the Denver housing market last night. Developers build $6000/mo high rise condos targeting "Green Rush" cannabis entrepreneurs flush with cash. While city government bans outdoor "camping" for the thousands of locals displaced by an influx of new residents.
I'd also love to hear your team's opinions on the affordable housing crisis. As well as alternative examples of government policy that works. And is policy making your eventual goal? Or more direct initiatives?
Solving affordable housing: Creative solutions around the U.S.
https://www.curbed.com/2017/7/25/16020648/affordable-housing...
Re: Ask HN: W2018 invites sent. Who got in and what are you making?
#9Re: Ask HN: W2018 invites sent. Who got in and what are you making?
#10We are among invited teams. Were rejected 3 times in the past. Working on government analytics, with the initial focus on housing. Demo: http://sfhousing.statecraft.one
Nice start! And I like the name ;) Denver might be another good candidate for you to tell your narrative via data. Don't know if you have ever seen the show "Weediquette" on Viceland. But there was an insightful episode on the Denver housing market last night. Developers build $6000/mo high rise condos targeting "Green Rush" cannabis entrepreneurs flush with cash. While city government bans outdoor "camping" for the…
It's a complex problem in need of complex solutions. Government's biggest problem is the scale of their actions. They use all the right tools, but at smaller scale/urgency than they should.
Here is the basic toolkit:
— Spend public dollars (budget+bonds) on new affordable housing, aim for 5-10% of annual city budget (now it's 1-2%).
— Create districts with pre-approved building permits (some work on it, but it takes 10+ years to master plan a district)
— Invite non-local developers and give them strong incentives (e.g. joint US-China ventures in real estate)
— Remove risks from permitting process, make it faster, reduce power of local individuals to block/delay major developments
— Raise height limits in certain areas
— Reduce parking requirements. Allow large-scale developments on former parking lots (stadiums, shopping malls)
— Create a new powerful role "Vice Mayor of Affordable Housing", centralize all functions under that person, set ambitious goals, and have the ability to fire that person if the goals are not met