Housing Supply
Denver starts using AI to speed up housing permits
The CivCheck platform is designed to flag missing or incomplete application items and reduce the time it takes for applications to get approved.
New HUD guidelines call for nixing green building requirements
The newly released 'best practices' advise local governments to streamline permitting processes, cap permitting fees and encourage by-right development of single-family homes.
Hundreds of affordable homes in the pipeline in Sioux Falls
The city is supporting three projects with no-interest loans.
Report: Massachusetts zoning reform not enough to stimulate ADU production
Massachusetts cities issued over 1,200 applications for ADUs in the last year, short of the Healey administration's goal of 1,600 to 2,000 units per year.
'Missing middle housing' accounted for nearly 20% of Spokane permits in 2025
Recent laws making it easier and less costly to build smaller residential buildings are having their intended effect.
ADUs accounted for 9% of new Maine building permits in 2025
Maine officials approved roughly 500 ADU permits last year.
Austin's building boom fails to reach the poorest residents
Although the city has built thousands of new homes, few of them are available to the lowest-earning households.
Church-to-housing trend grows in Southern California
Many faith leaders are eager to support housing construction on church land.
San Diego wants to limit upzoning law to just 16% of transit-adjacent parcels
The city's planning director says some areas are unfit for immediate upzoning due to a lack of resources or hazards such as wildfire risk.
Study: Urban Institute analysis underestimates zoning reform impacts
A new analysis reveals a more significant growth in housing supply after zoning changes than an Urban Institute study shows.
Texas data centers' demand for electricians is delaying housing construction by 2 months
Data center projects are drawing away many of the state's electrical workers with higher wages that homebuilders can't afford to pay.
Can revolving loan funds revolutionize housing financing?
Revolving loan funds offer governments a way to support increased housing production with a one-time investment.
The trouble with QUIMBY, revisited — a rebuttal to a rebuttal
In a perfect world, QUIMBY might get us a bit closer where we need to go. But, this YIMBY argues, not close enough.
How one Arlington YIMBY used 'homebrew econometrics' to lobby for density
An upzoning proposal for Pentagon City could bring in an additional $8 million to $11 million in tax revenue.
'Grocery-to-housing' developer wants to bring 415 units of senior housing to Oakland Trader Joe's site
The proposal is using California's density bonus and other laws to sidestep potential local opposition.
Portland approved a record number of homes last year — but far fewer got built
The bulk of new permits are part of large projects that may never actually get built.
California 'strongly encourages' coastal city to fast-track farmworker housing
The state wants Half Moon Bay to approve a farmworker housing project initially proposed in 2022.
Chattanooga selects churches to build up to 400 affordable homes
Eight churches will move forward with plans to develop housing, from emergency shelter to single-family homes, on their properties.
Philadelphia gained 4,000 new housing permits per year after upzoning
The Urban Institute found that zoning reforms in Philadelphia and New York led to a boom in housing permits, especially when coupled with other policy and financial tools.
NYC announces new 'pied-à-terre tax' on second homes
The tax applies to homes worth over $5 million whose owners have other primary residences.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
