# build community (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover build community. Page: Feed: --- ## [More Housing Doesn’t Raise Your Rent.](https://ryankilpatrick.substack.com/p/more-housing-doesnt-raise-your-rent) _2026-07-23 · Ryan Kilpatrick · Momentum to Build Community_ The most durable myth in local housing politics makes housing more expensive. ## [One Staircase = More Main Street](https://ryankilpatrick.substack.com/p/one-staircase-more-main-street) _2026-07-17 · Ryan Kilpatrick · Momentum to Build Community_ How one change to Michigan’s building code can put housing back on our Main Streets ## [A Momentous Housing Bill\*, Finally](https://ryankilpatrick.substack.com/p/a-momentous-housing-bill-finally) _2026-06-30 · Ryan Kilpatrick · Momentum to Build Community_ 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is the most consequential federal housing package in a generation. It’s also a reminder that the federal government isn't going to save local communities. We have to. ## [The Places We Love Weren't Accidents](https://ryankilpatrick.substack.com/p/the-places-we-love-werent-accidents) _2026-06-01 · Ryan Kilpatrick · Momentum to Build Community_ Why the places we envy on vacation feel impossible at home, and how this year's Housing Summit keynote plans to change our minds. ## [The Workhorse and Its Limits](https://ryankilpatrick.substack.com/p/the-workhorse-and-its-limits) _2026-05-19 · Ryan Kilpatrick · Momentum to Build Community_ Why LIHTC matters, what it can’t do, and what every community needs to understand about how it really works. Part 2 of 4 in the series Who is New Housing Supply Actually For? ## [Have Michigan Wages Kept Up With the Cost of Living?](https://ryankilpatrick.substack.com/p/have-michigan-wages-kept-up-with) _2026-04-30 · Ryan Kilpatrick · Momentum to Build Community_ It Depends on Whether You Count Housing. ## [Who is New Housing Supply Actually For?](https://ryankilpatrick.substack.com/p/who-is-new-housing-supply-actually) _2026-04-27 · Ryan Kilpatrick · Momentum to Build Community_ Part 1 of 4. A follow up to “How to Make Housing Affordable” ## [More Housing Without Losing Character: Four Michigan Cities Are Already Doing It](https://ryankilpatrick.substack.com/p/michigans-housing-bills-are-moving) _2026-04-21 · Ryan Kilpatrick · Momentum to Build Community_ Michigan’s housing bills are moving — and the communities that benefit most won’t be the ones who wait for the ink to dry. ## [April: Musings on Movement](https://rallewords.substack.com/p/april-musings-on-movement) _2026-04-20 · Ralle Words · Ralle Words_ A few words on fitness as a means of play. ## [The Land Is Already There](https://ryankilpatrick.substack.com/p/the-land-is-already-there) _2026-03-29 · Ryan Kilpatrick · Momentum to Build Community_ What 5,000 acres of church property tells us about the housing crisis we think we have ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2sKs9xu5tWd9) _2026-03-29 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [The Spring Edit](https://rallewords.substack.com/p/the-spring-edit) _2026-03-14 · Ralle Words · Ralle Words_ The future is warm. Let's Ralle. ## [Sacred Ground, Shared Purpose](https://ryankilpatrick.substack.com/p/sacred-ground-shared-purpose) _2026-03-08 · Ryan Kilpatrick · Momentum to Build Community_ Most of the resources we need to solve shared problems are already available to us, if we only choose to activate them - together. ## [2 Journaling Practices for a Great Year](https://rallewords.substack.com/p/2-journaling-practices-for-a-great) _2026-01-14 · Ralle Words · Ralle Words_ Sharing a couple simple practices to get yourself grounded through words in 2026. ## [End of year gratitude + notes from the team](https://rallewords.substack.com/p/end-of-year-gratitude-notes-from) _2025-12-31 · Ralle Words · Ralle Words_ Check out an interview with our Twin Cities Product & Community Lead and close out this year with us. ## [Fall Vol. 2 - Ralle's November News](https://rallewords.substack.com/p/fall-vol-2-ralles-november-news) _2025-11-17 · Ralle Words · Ralle Words_ Take a look at how we're moving through the colder months and finding new ways to build our community. ## [Ralle Presents | Belonging](https://rallewords.substack.com/p/ralle-presents-belonging) _2025-10-24 · Ralle Words · Ralle Words_ Imani Thompson, a Brooklyn-based yoga instructor, shares her story on representation, visibility, and the strength she’s found on the mat. ## [Ralle's Fall Feature - New Faces, New Events, New Beginnings](https://rallewords.substack.com/p/ralles-fall-feature-new-faces-new) _2025-10-09 · Ralle Words · Ralle Words_ We're revitalizing our newsletter and we can't wait to share it with you! ## [The Moments In-Between](https://rallewords.substack.com/p/the-moments-in-between) _2025-04-25 · Ralle Words · Ralle Words_ A story about our first-ever Ralle hat—and all the moments in-between ## [Acknowledgments](https://rallewords.substack.com/p/acknowledgments) _2025-02-01 · Ralle Words · Ralle Words_ Written by Rory O'Driscoll ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6DJwoqXBSI99) _2025-02-01 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [My Misogi](https://rallewords.substack.com/p/my-misogi) _2025-01-30 · Ralle Words · Ralle Words_ Written by Rory O'Driscoll