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Lyle Solla-YatesI believe <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Austin</a> is discussing whether or not to permit safer and more affordable <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleStair</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/MissingMiddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MissingMiddle</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> today <a href="https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/whispers/council-appears-to-support-single-stair-development/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/whispers/council-appears-to-support-single-stair-development/</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCodeReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCodeReform</a>

Lyle Solla-YatesI missed this from architect Sean Jursnick on the "Seattle Special", a lovely and affordable smaller apartment building enabled by <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCodeReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCodeReform</a> <a href="https://www.mercatus.org/research/policy-briefs/seattle-special-us-citys-unique-approach-small-infill-lots" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mercatus.org/research/policy-briefs/seattle-special-us-citys-unique-approach-small-infill-lots</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Seattle</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#design</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleStair</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://urbanists.social/@ggwash" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ggwash</a> "Lesson learned: Single-stair multifamily designs enabled narrow buildings that fit on narrow city lots; adding more units means more narrow buildings, instead of making big buildings even wider or taller. Smaller buildings allow more builders to participate in neighborhood evolution." <a href="https://cville.online/tags/ArchitecturalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArchitecturalHistory</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/DMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DMV</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#preservation</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleStair</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCodeReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCodeReform</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Architecture</a>

Lyle Solla-YatesIt is very early days, but I have written two draft submissions to allow safer and more affordable <a href="https://cville.online/tags/MissingMiddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MissingMiddle</a> homes in <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Virginia</a> which I intend to submit for public consideration next month as soon as that becomes possible. Thanks to <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/stephenjacobsmith.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/stephenjacobsmith.com</a> for doing the work at the national level to make this much more possible here. <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCodeReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCodeReform</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates“I want us to have a building code that’s motivated by science and informed by trade-offs,” Eriksen said. “I’m worried we’re building a world that’s too expensive to live in.” <a href="https://slate.com/business/2025/02/housing-crisis-apartments-development-single-stair-reform-codes.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://slate.com/business/2025/02/housing-crisis-apartments-development-single-stair-reform-codes.html</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleStair</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCodeReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCodeReform</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Elevator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Elevator</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/FireSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FireSafety</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Architecture</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/EvidenceBasedPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EvidenceBasedPolicy</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2025/02/small-single-stairway-apartment-buildings-have-strong-safety-record" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2025/02/small-single-stairway-apartment-buildings-have-strong-safety-record</a> Very excited to see this released. “In New York City, the overall rate of fire deaths in its 4,440 modern single-stair buildings since 2012 was the same as in other residential buildings.” <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCodeReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCodeReform</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/FireSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FireSafety</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleStair</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#architecture</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://storeys.com/vancouver-single-egress-stairs-building-code/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://storeys.com/vancouver-single-egress-stairs-building-code/</a> More affordable and safer <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleStair</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Housing</a> may be coming to <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Vancouver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vancouver</a> , but staff are concerned, especially around cost issues. They are recommending against any change for now but do see a way forward if change is desired. <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCodeReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCodeReform</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://mas.to/@kissane" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kissane</a> Possibly this? Permissible in North America as of 2018 thanks to <a href="https://cville.online/tags/buildingcodereform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#buildingcodereform</a> <a href="https://www.architectmagazine.com/practice/an-unexpected-ally-of-gender-neutral-restrooms-building-codes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.architectmagazine.com/practice/an-unexpected-ally-of-gender-neutral-restrooms-building-codes</a>

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