These deals often include tax breaks, infrastructure improvements and other incentives—all paid for with public dollars. And while the pitch...

Many congregations own large pieces of land, vacant buildings, or underutilized parking lots that could be turned into housing. Instead...

Unlike industries such as electronics where efficiency drives down prices, the housing market resembles sectors like healthcare and higher education,...

These mandates force developers to overbuild parking, adding tens of thousands of dollars in costs per unit—costs that get passed...

Cambridge’s reform directly challenges this pattern by making it easier to build new homes without the burdensome approval processes that...

Housing affordability isn’t going to fix itself. If cities are serious about tackling the housing crisis, they need to rethink...

His seminal 2005 book, "The High Cost of Free Parking," challenged conventional urban planning norms by highlighting the extensive economic...

Safe streets don’t just prevent attacks—they make cities more livable, vibrant and accessible.

For decades, New York’s zoning policies have artificially suppressed housing construction, driving up rents and forcing working- and middle-class residents...

With vast swaths of the city off-limits to denser developments due to zoning, most rebuilding efforts will reinforce the status...