Tag: Zoning

From shelters to soup kitchens, zoning laws often outlaw churches and religious nonprofits from carrying out their charitable missions on ...

Auburn, Maine decided scarce housing was holding the city back; what they did has lessons for communities of every size.

Since the 1950s the focus of suburban development has largely been on the separation by function: residential from commercial and ...

It's only been since early November when voters in St. Paul, Minnesota, approved a sweeping rent control ballot initiative, but ...

New Rochelle, New York, is a dramatic example of how zoning reform can attract investment and generate economic growth for ...

Americans in poor communities were economically hit hardest by COVID; here's how cities can focus on a recovery that works ...

Policymakers and planners can ease the housing crisis by liberalizing the restrictions on land use that drive up costs and ...

Many cities are not experiencing rapid growth despite offering some of the highest wages and best career opportunities in the ...

Letting developers build denser communities in exchange for affordable housing sounds like a good idea. But there's evidence it may ...

Haven't heard of as-of-right zoning? You're not alone. But in most cities, it's the guiding hand for virtually all development. ...