Many housing advocates celebrate large supplies of housing and low rents. However, this is only one stage of a larger boom-and-bust cycle and cannot be maintained. To break out of this cycle and sustainably improve housing accessibility, we need to redirect our focus to incremental development.
Read MoreIn 2017, California passed a law that was supposed to open up new levels of incremental development. But in many cities, zoning codes still make that development near-impossible. The city of Ukiah is working to change that.
Read MoreThere is nothing inspirational in calling the place you live as accessory to something else. It’s time we returned a sense of dignity to the smaller structures that people have called “home” for generations.
Read MoreOur cities need more housing, but perhaps even more urgently, our neighborhoods need more neighbors.
Read MoreA launch party was held in Kingston, NY, for the Plus One Home Program, an initiative that hopes to accelerate the creation of accessory dwelling units.
Read MoreThe momentum for ADUs gets a big boost from the federal government with a new policy to encourage homes with rental units.
Read MoreNew York City Mayor Eric Adams has proposed a substantial set of reforms to enable incremental and missing-middle housing solutions and add 100,000 new housing units to the city.
Read MoreAdd Phoenix, AZ, to the list of cities embracing accessory dwelling units as a tool to tackle the housing crisis.
Read MoreNew Zealand has proven what stateside housing advocates have been theorizing for years: Loosening restrictive zoning rules can increase housing supply and stabilize rents.
Read MoreOn this episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution, we catch up with a Local Conversation leader whose initial gathering sparked a movement that led to his city changing its zoning code.
Read MoreWe lost more than just food access when we stripped small shops out of residential neighborhoods.
Read MoreThese cottages designed for disaster relief show that an immediate housing solution can also be a part of long-term recovery.
Read MoreHousing affordability in places like Austin, TX, has reached an unacceptable zenith. This local teacher—who works two jobs just to afford her family’s rent—makes the case for zoning reform.
Read MoreTrumansburg, NY, may not be a major city, but it’s feeling the squeeze of North America’s housing crisis just as much as larger municipalities. Here’s how they’re tackling the challenge of housing affordability.
Read MoreWhy hasn't there been more small-scale and incremental housing added in the Twin Cities after the zoning reform that was passed several years ago?
Read MoreColorado's governor is backing an ambitious plan to address the state’s housing, in a bill similar to ones passed in California and Oregon, and proposed in other states.
Read MoreGood urbanism doesn’t have to mean large apartment buildings or an immaculate row of brownstones; the ad-hoc version on display in this Florida neighborhood is more relevant as a model of adaptation for the rest of us.
Read MoreLocal Conversation leader Noah Tang appeared on the radio to talk about how his group, the Bloomington Revivalists, are making positive changes for housing in their community.
Read MoreAshley Salvador is a housing advocate and city councilor in Edmonton, Alberta.
Read MoreMany older homeowners face a tough choice: Age in a home that’s too large or inaccessible for them, or give up their property and move somewhere else. Here’s how one resident of Delta, BC, found a third option.
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