Residential Growth

Decline and Despair in Exurbia

This story from the Los Angeles Times looks at the downfall of exurban growth in the High Desert of Southern California, and the families caught in the downfall.

June 29, 2010 - Los Angeles Times

A Lot of Rezoning, But Little Growth

A new report from the Furman Center finds that the effect of the 100+ rezonings under the Bloomberg administration is minimal, with upzonings and downzonings almost canceling each other out.

March 22, 2010 - The New York Times

Residential Growth Cap Overruling Could Reshape California

A recent court ruling preventing a California town from placing a cap on residential development could change the shape of the state, according to the San Francisco Chronicle's John King.

March 21, 2010 - San Francisco Chronicle

Town's Plan to Cap Residential Growth Violates State Law

A judge has overruled a voter-approved plan in the California city of Pleasanton to cap the number of new residences allowed in the city in an effort to curb the area's growing congestion.

March 18, 2010 - San Francisco Chronicle

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