SB 9 just passed in California, effectively ending single-family zoning there. The open question is, "What now?" Will anything actually change?
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If your city has alleys, chances are they aren’t generating the kind of wealth and productivity they should. This new, free e-book can help change that.
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The eviction moratorium is going to end, and when it does, we face the prospect of mass evictions throughout the country. Let's talk about what that means and what it says about our housing system.
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Churches in Seattle could provide affordable housing for their communities, while gaining a sustainable source of income…if they weren’t being obstructed by city leaders.
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Our cities need to be shaped by many hands, not few. Whether you’re a professional or not, you have an important role to play in this process.
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Not every problem associated with housing is directly a supply or scarcity issue, but housing scarcity is real, and it tends to make just about all the other problems associated with housing worse.
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In 2016, Portland enacted an Inclusionary Housing policy affecting buildings of 20+ units. The result? The city now has a bunch of new 19-unit buildings. Let’s talk about intervening in a system as complex and adaptive as the housing market.
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Detroit today, your town tomorrow. Here’s how we can help keep homes out of foreclosure and residents from being evicted.
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Critics say YIMBYs have an “induced demand” problem.
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Utah, like many places, has an affordable housing crisis. These 5 strategies can deliver solutions…for Utah and beyond.
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Has an infatuation with owner-occupation in Western countries contributed to the housing crisis and economic inequality?
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Solving the housing crisis requires bringing back “missing-middle” housing. The planner who coined the term “missing-middle” explains how.
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Vacancy rates are a crucial piece of bottom-up feedback. They can tell us when the housing ecosystem is out of equilibrium. But there are larger questions they can’t answer.
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The housing crisis is complex. It was made more so by the pandemic. What can Strong Towns advocates do to bring some sanity back to the housing market?
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How have cities throughout history successfully grown and met their need for new homes? Two metaphors from nature provide the key.
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The way we grow our cities today produces a few winners and many losers. Here's how to get back to places that serve all of us.
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A cautionary tale from the superheated housing market of San Francisco.
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How do you solve a problem like the housing crisis? And who’s to blame? The answers probably aren’t as simple as we’d like them to be.
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California has the nation’s worst housing crisis. It’s also the place mired in the worst gridlock when it comes to how to respond to it.
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If you want to see more homes built in your city, good urban design isn’t your enemy. And neither are those who insist on it.
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