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Cities across the country are tackling the affordable housing crisis by rethinking zoning and land use policies. From reducing minimum lot sizes to permitting accessory dwelling units, these changes are creating more housing options for communities. Explore our latest case studies to see how zoning reforms are expanding affordable housing opportunities: https://lnkd.in/ehgSQX7x?

As more cities recognize the power of zoning reform as a catalyst to make affordable housing more available, municipal leaders are becoming more open to creative solutions. https://lnkd.in/eADEtAEC #affordablehousing #affordablehousingfinance #communityimpact

Check out the latest article about #BostonsAFFH in Smart Cities Dive, where our Director of Housing, Rasheedah Phillips, emphasizes that while the zoning amendment allows developers “to pause and to consider their impacts [on] residents,” it didn’t “create the capacity for those residents to participate in that process.” Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gVn_Mf5z #HousingJustice #OurHousingFutures #ThrivingCommunities

It’s not enough to be “right” about land use and zoning. Understanding local concerns and addressing them in a respectful way that makes sense locally is often missing from the discourse. Communication and consensus-building is critical to addressing the housing crisis. This is a cool article outlining some useful strategies for the next time you are talking about housing.

"Almost no one thinks 'single-family zoning' is outrageous, despite all the ways it harms us: It limits housing choices, elevates prices, segregates cities. But when you tell people that duplexes are illegal to build in most of the United States and Canada, most people do actually find that outrageous. You’re saying the same thing, but the emphasis is on what we stand to gain." An interesting article about why there is a growing effort from all levels of government to tackle "exclusionary zoning" and how to change the public perception of land use planning. https://lnkd.in/gtXnyWzK

How Zoning Regulations Affect Affordable Housing. The reform of zoning regulations is one of the solutions pushed by NAHB to address the Housing Affordability crisis. Here's a zoning explainer from the land development experts on the NAHB staff.

Sacramento adopts progressive Missing Middle code: The citywide legislation tailors missing middle options to different neighborhoods, and a sliding scale floor-area ratio (FAR) supports more attainable building types.

Ontario’s housing by-laws cover a varied set of legal powers. Here are three tools municipalities and #housing providers should know about - inclusionary zoning, rental replacement by-laws, and so-called renoviction licensing - and how they might affect the development process: https://ow.ly/89Lt50RAW0I Authored by: Thomas Sanderson, William Stevenson #MTRealEstate #MTInsights #municipal

Hey zoning groupies, urbanists, local policy wonks, housing advocates -- You might be interested in a new newsletter, the Upzone Update. I'm partnering with Boston Indicators at The Boston Foundation to produce it, to keep you up-to-date on implementation of the MBTA Communities zoning law. Each newsletter will include analysis about zoning reform (written by me and others), links to the latest articles and reports on the topic, and a calendar of events, hearings, and votes. Here is a link to the second newsletter, from last week. Scroll down a little for the link to subscribe. It comes out every two weeks. **Also, please send me links to articles and events about zoning, housing, and MBTA Communities reform!** https://lnkd.in/e4fSd7V6 (Note: past newsletters are all posted here: https://lnkd.in/eCtwhqe6)