What the Twin Cities teach us about how cities should—and shouldn’t—fix housing
St. Paul’s rent control ordinance capped annual rent increases at 3 percent for most units, regardless of turnover or inflation. ...
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Tag: Regulation
Why minimum lot size reform should be on every city’s housing agenda
Minimum lot size requirements restrict the number of homes that can be built, even where demand and infrastructure support more. ...
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Cities can fast-track infill housing with pre-approved plans—and they should
Pre-approved housing plans are a pragmatic, cost-effective way to deliver that. Builders get speed and certainty. Residents get homes. Governments ...
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Why cities that won millennials are now losing families
What’s missing is not just housing but a holistic view of families as integral to civic health. Policies that make ...
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Streamlining housing growth: what Baltimore’s zoning reforms mean for cities nationwide
The core of Baltimore’s reforms is regulatory simplification. By removing a mandated minimum of off‑street parking, the city lowers one ...
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Wildfire-resistant landscaping is common sense—but not without controversy
California is right to take wildfires seriously—2023 alone saw 7,000 fires and over 300,000 acres burned statewide. But climate resilience ...
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New Resource: Local Policies to Expand Economic Opportunity
The Better Cities Project, in partnership with True Charity, is proud to announce the release of Local Policies to Expand ...
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Massachusetts may follow NYC in shifting broker fees to landlords—increasing rents
Landlords in New York City swiftly absorbed broker fee costs into rent—causing a 15 percent uptick in advertised prices and diminutions ...
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When ‘not in my backyard’ slows housing development
From The Kansas City Star
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Outdated building codes hold back housing development
These mandates often make small apartment buildings financially unfeasible, leading developers to build larger, more expensive complexes instead—or nothing at ...
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