Housing Supply
Upzoning Could Bring 15K New Homes to Queens
A rezoning plan for Long Island City opens up prime waterfront land for residential development, but some critics say new housing could be prone to flooding and should be built farther inland.
Pro-Housing Candidates Sweep Puget Sound Region
Growth advocates won multiple local seats around the Seattle area.
In Small Town Colorado, Rent is so High that Employees are Camping on Company Property
The city passed an ordinance in 2024 allowing employers to offer workforce housing in the for of RV camping on company property.
NYC Voters Reject ‘Unofficial’ City Council Vetos of Housing Projects
Voters approves multiple housing measures that streamline development permitting and shift approval to the City Planning Commission.
Teachers Make 5% Less Than a Decade Ago. These Districts are Building Housing for Them
The housing crisis is hitting education workers particularly hard, making it difficult to find housing near their workplaces.
Illinois ‘People Over Parking Act’ Bans Parking Requirements Near Transit
The new law could unlock denser, more affordable housing development near train and bus lines.
Five Ways to Break the Cycle of Extractive Real Estate
Here are the steps to having economies operated by stewardship, not speculation.
US Census Releases Most Accurate, Granular Housing Data Yet
A new measurement tool eliminates the inaccuracies that have plagued data about housing supply, helping governments more clearly understand how housing policies are impacting local needs.
Report Shows San Francisco’s ‘Family Zoning’ Plan Would Produce Less Than Half of Needed Housing Units
The city’s economic analysis reveals that a rezoning proposal would yield from 8,504 to 14,646 units, well below the number required by the state.
Dallas Pleads with Supreme Court to Allow Short-term Rental Ban During World Cup
The city wants the state’s Supreme Court to reverse a decision by a lower court that prevents the city from enforcing a 2023 ban on short-term rentals.
Boston Approves 700 ft Tall Buildings Downtown
A new rezoning plan raises height limits in some areas for buildings that are mostly residential.
Arizona Overrides Moratorium Imposed due to Water Crisis, Approves up to 60K New Homes
A newly created legal process allows development to proceed if builders agree to bring in renewable water sources and reduce their groundwater use by 25%.
Study: Eliminating Parking Requirements Would Boost Denver Housing by 12.5%
Denver and other Colorado cities have recently reduced or eliminate parking requirements, paving the way to more affordable housing development.
Newton, Massachusetts Buys an Apartment Building to Keep it Affordable
The city chose to buy an existing building, slashing the cost of bringing new affordable housing units onto the market.
Manhattan Office-to-Apartment Conversions Doubled in 2024
Thanks in part to recent zoning changes, a record number of office space is being converted to housing in the city’s former business districts.
Senate Passes Major Housing Bill During Shutdown
The ROAD to Housing Act is a broad-ranging plan aimed at streamlining housing production and increasing affordability.
New California Law Allows 9-Story Buildings Near Transit
Gov. Newsom signed a low that overrides local zoning laws in the state’s biggest counties to allow for larger buildings near rail or rapid bus stations.
San Francisco Rents are Spiking Faster Than Anywhere Else in the US. Here's Why.
Resurgent demand and a low vacancy rate is driving up rents in San Francisco despite national rent prices dropping by 1 percent since last year.
Seattle’s Zoning Reform Could Unlock a ‘Multiplex Boom’
A package of stackable density bonuses could make it easier for developers to build 12-plexes.
Portland Apartment Construction Plummets 54%
Growing material and labor costs and high interest rates are dramatically slowing the new multifamily projects.
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
