JUST IN: Judge dismisses case against Alexandria’s Zoning for Housing overhaul

Small, precise zoning code text revisions can be a game-changer for communities facing housing shortages.

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City officials are in the process of gathering community feedback and public input on the changes.

Proposed zoning reforms would put Motor City on fast track

Cambridge resident Vince Cipriani highlights parking challenges in the River Mill Community due to provincial housing goals, poor planning, and insufficient parking regulation enforcement.

Sara Bronin, founder of the National Zoning Atlas, has won the Heinz Award for her ongoing project to map the land-use rules that restrict housing production.

Starla Brown says Mississippi should dismantle burdensome regulations that prohibit or disincentivize developers from building more diverse housing options.

Property Reserve wants to demolish a downtown Salt Lake City hotel to make a parking lot for the Salt Lake LDS Temple open house.

In Tempe, Arizona, Culdesac is reimagining US cities for people, not cars – and inviting travellers to explore its plazas, paseos and Mediterranean-inspired design.

The El Paso City Council is considering easing restrictions on ‘casitas’ and accessory dwellings, aiming to increase affordable housing options.

The last year was a big one for housing reform. More than 30 states passed at least one pro-housing bill between July 2024 and June 2025.

With no relief from high home prices and rents, more and more state legislators are interested in pursuing housing reform. As a result, state legislatures set new records for the number and strength of new laws intended to unlock homebuilding.

The US is facing a housing crisis due to a shortage of housing in the places where people want to live, which is driving up prices and pushing people out, and requires bold and evidence-based action to increase supply and make housing more affordable.

The Madison Common Council voted unanimously to adopt three sweeping housing proposals this past week. 

State moves toward mandating changes now under consideration in Evanston.

Modern zoning, building and fire codes make it impossible to build many of the types of housing that people actually want to live in. Reforming those codes to allow for single-stair construction can help undo some of this damage.

New Urban research shows high-density housing in Los Angeles is disproportionately concentrated near high-traffic roads compared with single-family homes, exposing apartment residents to the adverse health effects of pollution.

Missoula has unveiled the draft of its future land use plan as city leaders look to address growth as far out as 2045.

Muskegon’s supply-side reforms designed to ease home price inflation

Land use reform is gaining momentum and laws are evolving rapidly across North America. Here are some changes that are likely coming in the future and what impacts they might have.

The zoning reform effort represents a significant step toward a more progressive land-use policy that will give property owners flexibility and, city officials hope, result in more housing units affordable for middle-class households.

Zoning reform could be coming to the city of Binghamton. Mayor Jared Kraham says it will decrease development costs, supporting new construction. Planned reforms eliminate or reduce some requirements

Columbus City Council voted Monday to overhaul the city's zoning code, paving the way for new higher-density development in parts of the city.

The Canadian federal government is finding new ways to pressure local governments to legalize denser housing to solve the country's home shortage.

New Zealand tends to focus on big infrastructural projects such as tunnels or light rail to change cities. But there are cheaper ways to add public spaces to urban design.

In this multi-part series, we join an analysis of a novel database of municipal zoning reform efforts across the United States with an argument for the necessity of a tenant-inflected zoning reform, as a method and approach to ground future zo

Residents are invited to provide feedback via an online survey and public engagement session.

Converting malls could create hundreds of thousands of badly needed homes.