New Report Shows Housing Reform Is Gaining Momentum Nationwide
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.
Framing Futures: Pro-Housing Legislation Goes Vertical in 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.
Zoning Laws and Their Impact on Urban Planning in the United States
History of zoning in the United States and how it has impacted cities
The State of Local Zoning: Reforming a Century-Old Approach to Land Use | Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Why We Need Embodied Carbon Benchmarks and Targets in Building Standards and Policies: An Open Letter
To Canadian Municipalities and Associations of Architects, Engineers, and Planners: Canada, as well as a growing number of its jurisdictions, has set necessarily ambitious carbon reduction targets as part of an increasingly urgent global bid to achieve climate stability. While the spotlight often falls on the transportation and energy production sectors, 40 percent of global …