Luca Gattoni-Celli·Nov 26, 2022Gold Toilets, Wrecking Balls, and Affordable HousingHow “luxury housing” actually reduces rents for poor people.
Luca Gattoni-Celli·Sep 13, 2022eBikes Are Awesome, But Do Not Ride One Like A Regular BikeIt really did happen so fast. I was on our family’s Aventon Pace 500 electric bike and quickly went from enjoying an unseasonably warm New…
Luca Gattoni-Celli·Mar 23, 2022A Car Nut Questions Car CultureThese views are all my own and do not represent the views of my employer. They do not use or reflect any proprietary information. I have no…
Luca Gattoni-Celli·Mar 4, 2022YIMBYs and NIMBYs Can Meet In The Middle — And Already DoThe D.C. region, like most of the developed world, finds itself in the crushing grip of a housing affordability crisis. Until our region’s…
Luca Gattoni-Celli·Jan 20, 2022In My Backyard ~OR~ Living In A NIMBY Nightmare ScenarioAs the founder of YIMBYs of Northern Virginia, I expect to eventually be asked some version of, “Would you live by a giant apartment…
Luca Gattoni-Celli·Dec 27, 2021You Do Not Have To Like ApartmentsAn essay-length rebuttal to online comments is probably not advisable, but I feel compelled by context. In early December my favorite blog…
Luca Gattoni-Celli·Nov 17, 2021Why UrbanismOctober of my junior year of high school, I got five pages into Freakonomics and understood that economics was what I should do with my…
Luca Gattoni-Celli·Aug 28, 2021Land Use Is a Choice And The U.S. Chose Poorly“Not sure if you knew him but I suspect you might through libertarian circles? And I know you’re less online than you used to be,” a friend…
Luca Gattoni-Celli·May 15, 2021My Cash Tracking SpreadsheetIn my previous blog post I explained three simple rules to make the stock market work for you. But what about managing your cash? I have…