Inclusionary Zoning

Philadelphia DNC

Philadelphia's New Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance Hangs Up in Committee

Philadelphia's controversial "Mixed-Income Housing Program" legislation has run into stiff resistance from developers and builders.

November 28, 2017 - PlanPhilly

San Diego Construction

San Diego Inclusionary Zoning Program Makes Headway

San Diego's Affordable Homes Bonus Program (AHBP), launched in mid-2016, increases incentives for projects that incorporate more affordable units. Developers are taking notice.

November 7, 2017 - Next City

Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court Won't Overturn California's Inclusionary Zoning Laws

The U.S. Supreme Court turned down a case with the potential to eradicate inclusionary zoning and in-lieu housing fees in the state of California.

November 3, 2017 - Los Angeles Times

Affordable Housing

Study Compares Nearly 900 Inclusionary Housing Programs

The largest survey of inclusionary housing to date contrasts the efficacy of policies across the United States.

October 25, 2017 - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Georgetown

Report: D.C. Inclusionary Zoning Finally Getting On Track

The Housing Department also found that inclusionary zoning (IZ) has not adversely impacted new development.

August 28, 2017 - Washington City Paper

Newark

Ensuring Newark's Revival Doesn't Make it the Next Brooklyn

New Jersey's largest city is celebrating a downtown revival, but city leaders want to ensure that Newark avoids the displacement that often accompanies revitalization.

August 12, 2017 - The New York Times

Santa Monica

Santa Monica Mayor: High Inclusionary Housing is Worth the Risk

Mayor Ted Winterer and Mayor Pro Tem Gleam Davis elaborate on the city’s new Downtown Community Plan, which includes what may be the state's highest inclusionary housing requirement.

August 10, 2017 - The Planning Report

Boston Construction

Boston's Inclusionary Zoning Track Record Revealed

A new city report provides data on the number of affordable housing units built in the city of Boston as a result of the Inclusionary Development Policy.

August 9, 2017 - The Boston Globe

Condos Smart Growth

Novel Solutions for Affordable Housing

The housing crisis calls for creative solutions.

August 5, 2017 - Curbed

What subprime crisis? Affordable houses are everywhere.

The 'Inclusionary Housing Calculator' Will See If Your Affordable Housing Ideas Pencil Out

The debate about inclusionary zoning persists—with some pro-development saying affordable housing fees and requirements stifle development before it can start. A new tool helps crunch the numbers behind the debate.

July 30, 2017 - Steven Can Plan

Santa Monica Route 66

Critiquing Santa Monica's 'Grand Bargain' of a Downtown Plan

The city of Santa Monica increased in population by 6,500 between 1960 and 2010, while the rest of Los Angeles County grew by 60 percent over the same period. A debate over a new downtown plan that includes more housing was never going to be simple.

July 26, 2017 - Los Angeles Times

Hope VI Housing

Op-Ed: To Lower Housing Costs, Make it Cheaper and Easier to Build Housing

The argument in the headline, put more specifically: inclusionary zoning, fees, legal challenges, and minimum apartment sizes are counter-productive. The only policy that will add housing stock, is to make it much cheaper to add housing stock.

July 25, 2017 - Sightline Institute

Passaic River

New Tools for Affordability in New Jersey

The Regional Plan Association announced its support for a pair of efforts to create funding and development requirements for affordable housing.

July 5, 2017 - RPA Lab

Buffalo, New York

Inclusionary Zoning Proposed for Buffalo—Will it Help or Hurt the Housing Market?

Buffalo is considering policies to support affordable rental housing as demand rises. While inclusionary zoning is controversial everywhere, specific questions about the policy's effectiveness arise in cities with little to no population growth.

June 20, 2017 - The Buffalo News

High Line with Denari

'The New Urban Crisis' and the High Line

A PBS NewsHour two-fer: an interview of urbanologist Richard Florida conducted in a walking tour of New York's famed High Line in the gentrifying West Chelsea neighborhood, a fitting backdrop for his new book, "The New Urban Crisis."

June 5, 2017 - PBS NewsHour

Los Angeles

Inclusionary Zoning Bill to Increase Affordable Rentals Passes California Assembly

Due to a 2009 court decision, cities and counties in California are prohibited from requiring that a percentage of units in rental developments be affordable. A bill by Assemblyman Richard Bloom would restore inclusionary zoning for rentals.

May 8, 2017 - Planetizen

Seattle's Incentive Zoning Pays Out Funding for Affordable Housing Projects

Seattle's incentive zoning program is paying dividends and funding projects. Look for 110 affordable units to be built in the Capitol Hill neighborhood by 2019.

January 1, 2017 - The Urbanist

Boston T

Showdown Looming in Cambridge Over Inclusionary Zoning

The city of Cambridge has until April to decide on a proposed policy that would greatly expand the number of affordable units required in new development projects.

December 29, 2016 - The Boston Globe

Portland Statue

Inclusionary Zoning Now the Law in Portland, Oregon

Portland's new inclusionary zoning policy will go into effect in February.

December 23, 2016 - The Oregonian

Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, SC Sees the Pros and Cons of 6,000 New Apartments

Traffic Congestion, Parking Shortages, New Shopping Opportunities, Housing for Millennials, Economic Development! Charleston, South Carolina residents' reaction to over 6,000 planned or in development apartment units runs the gamut.

November 17, 2016 - The Post and Courier

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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.

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City of Wisconsin Rapids

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Harvard University Graduate School of Design

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