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Lyle Solla-Yates<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://urbanists.social/@ggwash" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ggwash</span></a></span> "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">#<span>ArchitecturalHistory</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/DMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DMV</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preservation</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleStair</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCodeReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCodeReform</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Architecture</span></a></p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p>It 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">#<span>MissingMiddle</span></a> homes in <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></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"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/stephenjacobs</span><span class="invisible">mith.com</span></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">#<span>BuildingCodeReform</span></a></p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p>“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"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">slate.com/business/2025/02/hou</span><span class="invisible">sing-crisis-apartments-development-single-stair-reform-codes.html</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleStair</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCodeReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCodeReform</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Elevator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elevator</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/FireSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FireSafety</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Architecture</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/EvidenceBasedPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EvidenceBasedPolicy</span></a></p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p><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"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-</span><span class="invisible">analysis/reports/2025/02/small-single-stairway-apartment-buildings-have-strong-safety-record</span></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">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCodeReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCodeReform</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/FireSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FireSafety</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleStair</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a></p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p><a href="https://storeys.com/vancouver-single-egress-stairs-building-code/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storeys.com/vancouver-single-e</span><span class="invisible">gress-stairs-building-code/</span></a> More affordable and safer <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleStair</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> may be coming to <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Vancouver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vancouver</span></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">#<span>BuildingCodeReform</span></a></p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@kissane" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kissane</span></a></span> 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">#<span>buildingcodereform</span></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"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">architectmagazine.com/practice</span><span class="invisible">/an-unexpected-ally-of-gender-neutral-restrooms-building-codes</span></a></p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p><a href="https://www.centerforbuilding.org/singlestair-tracker" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">centerforbuilding.org/singlest</span><span class="invisible">air-tracker</span></a> There is a great snapshot here of all of the work in the US and Canada to fix building codes. Mexico to my knowledge has always allowed this so they can work on something else. <a href="https://cville.online/tags/buildingcodereform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buildingcodereform</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/singlestair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>singlestair</span></a></p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p><a href="https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16880-exit-strategy-the-case-for-single-stair-egress" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">architecturalrecord.com/articl</span><span class="invisible">es/16880-exit-strategy-the-case-for-single-stair-egress</span></a> “Statistically, the evidence is clear: fire-death rates are consistently lower in Europe than in the U.S. and Canada” <a href="https://cville.online/tags/buildingcodereform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buildingcodereform</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/firesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firesafety</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/shortage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortage</span></a></p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p>This was part of the inspiration for what got me thinking seriously about <a href="https://cville.online/tags/zoningreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zoningreform</span></a> and <a href="https://cville.online/tags/buildingcodereform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buildingcodereform</span></a> , looking at the wonderful pre-zoning buildings in <a href="https://cville.online/tags/cville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cville</span></a> from 1929 and before we fight to preserve and wondering why we stopped getting them. We banned them!</p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p>Congratulations to Delegate McClure and Governor Youngkin for setting the stage for more affordable, attractive, and safe <a href="https://cville.online/tags/missingmiddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>missingmiddle</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> in <a href="https://cville.online/tags/virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virginia</span></a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C5WwgLxRhjU/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/C5WwgLxRhjU/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/singlestair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>singlestair</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/buildingcodereform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buildingcodereform</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a></p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p><a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/columnists/david-plazas/2024/03/15/tennessee-affordable-housing-zoning-nest-proposals-nashville/72942667007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tennessean.com/story/opinion/c</span><span class="invisible">olumnists/david-plazas/2024/03/15/tennessee-affordable-housing-zoning-nest-proposals-nashville/72942667007/</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/nashville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nashville</span></a> is considering <a href="https://cville.online/tags/buildingcodereform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buildingcodereform</span></a> to allow more affordable <a href="https://cville.online/tags/singlestair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>singlestair</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a></p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p>I have heard that single stair building code reform has now passed both chambers of the <a href="https://cville.online/tags/virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virginia</span></a> legislature. This is looking really favorable for some good news out of the next building code cycle. <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/buildingcodereform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buildingcodereform</span></a></p>
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