Even people who know the historic benefits of duplexes (and the like) can be wary of re-legalizing them. We need to understand why if we want to effectively promote missing middle housing.
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Join Strong Towns staff on February 17 for a discussion and Q&A session about the movie Owned: A Tale of Two Americas.
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Let’s step back and evaluate the status of some recent, high-profile zoning reforms.
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For our real-estate markets to allow incremental development to be economically viable, there are some challenges we need to confront.
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“You don’t have to move out of your neighborhood to live in a better one,” says Majora Carter in her new book, Reclaiming Your Community.
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Has historic preservation harmed the capacity for cities across the U.S. to address the housing crisis?
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A smaller population does not necessarily result in more affordable housing for those looking for it. But why?
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“Preserve the trees” or “clear the way for more housing”—which side should you take? (Good news: It’s a false choice, to begin with.)
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Johnny Sanphillippo takes a break from writing about his current real-estate activities to talk about how he first bought property when he was younger and infinitely poorer.
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Just as kids ignore sidewalks in favor of walking a more efficient path through the grass, homeowners in California are voting with their toolbelts to create zoning desire paths.
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Connecticut’s Hartford Land Bank isn’t just stewarding the rehabilitation of its community—it’s also bringing up the next generation of local small-scale developers.
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New Zealand just passed the first national policy to both end parking requirements and allow the next increment of (residential) development everywhere. I.e., two major items on the Strong Towns wish list.
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The author of Happy City helped build a home that addressed some of the greatest challenges of our times. But his home is illegal almost everywhere in his city—and in your city, too.
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COVID has enabled us to get some “disaster relief” for the housing crisis. But what about when the pandemic is over?
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The “Zillow Offers” program was supposed to sell thousands of homes to homeowners and landlords…so why is Zillow now having to offload them onto institutional investors, instead?
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This architect demonstrates how there are so many places ready and waiting to become a part of the housing solution—if we would just allow them.
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This study conducted in the U.K. supports concepts about incrementalism that could, and should, be adopted in North American places.
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California's Senate Bill 9 has sparked controversy, mainly among owners of single-family homes. But are we returning to historic forms of housing anyway, with or without state legislation?
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What kind of zoning reform do we need in order to build strong towns?
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The housing crisis is hitting small, rural towns—often in even more stark and dire ways than in urban areas.
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