Americans need housing relief imminently. Despite what you may have heard, upzoning isn’t likely to be the thing that delivers that—but here's why it’s still worth pursuing.
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Why 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?
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Why does multifamily housing has the same, copied look in most places?
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Grappling with a recent housing crisis, Montanans are having to reckon with a new reality: that they’re where LA was at 100 years ago, and they’ll have to reform their zoning codes if they want to avoid becoming LA in the future.
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What lessons can we glean from a century-old solution to housing crises?
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It’s not difficult to have good urban design, the kind that respects neighbors and the neighborhoods they live in. It’s actually a lot less work than the processes we use to administer the suburban zoning codes we have today.
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Too many neighborhoods have a demand and need for additional housing, but builders believe there's not enough existing lots to build on. Here's how to demonstrate otherwise.
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Although you may not see as many people without homes in the streets of rural America, that doesn’t mean the housing crisis hasn’t struck communities outside of big cities.
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High-earning Americans are saying they might choose to rent indefinitely. Why?
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With office districts hit hard by pandemic-era declines, Atlanta is repurposing this historic tower to not only give the building new life, but also to address the city’s housing crisis.
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A new bill, currently in committee in Washington’s House and Senate, is intended to spark development in places where parking minimums have hindered housing starts.
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Good 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.
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If the U.S. is advancing in its ability to build things, why does it seem like our places are falling apart?
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Tens of thousands of homes are now more buildable, including several projects now resurrected that local parking mandates had previously killed.
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The Texas Department of Transportation pushes forward with an $85 billion, decade-long plan to expand the state’s highway system, despite widespread opposition and even a federal lawsuit.
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Zoning restrictions in this Minneapolis suburb have rendered much of its original development in violation of its current rules. The city’s leadership is looking to change that.
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With many baby boomers wanting to downsize, the housing market is dominated by large, single-family homes…but that’s not the kind of housing that’s in demand, anymore. Here’s why this is bad news for all generations.
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In 2021, California passed Senate Bill 9, ending exclusive single-family zoning. The first numbers have come in on this new law’s impact, and...they're not large numbers. But here's why that's not surprising (nor a cause for alarm).
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A lot of suburban house models distort traditional architectural styles and patterns. Here’s a simple markup showing how they could be improved, without increasing building costs.
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One would expect a Republican governor to endorse free-market solutions on a local level, yet housing and zoning tend to scramble traditional political debates in unexpected ways.
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