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.
Opinion: We’re in a Housing Crisis - Davis Vanguard
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.
Paid parking can solve congestion and fund neighborhood improvements. When revenue stays local and benefits are visible, paid parking can also be politically popular.
‘People over parking’: Activists push Orlando to cut spots needed for new projects
Parking lots make up one-third of Orlando’s central business district. Leaders of a campaign called “People Over Parking” say the land could be better used on projects for people, not cars, a…
Vancouver parking enforcement to pilot body cams amid violence, threats against officers
"No one likes to get a parking ticket," City of Vancouver chief safety officer Magnus Enfeldt said. "But everyone deserves the right to go to work and not be afraid of being assaulted while doing their job."
Maine clears the way for more multifamily housing, ADUs
New laws in Maine ban parking minimums and relax zoning rules as it joins a growing list of states adopting top-down strategies to drive housing growth.
New bipartisan bill aims to boost housing near transit in Hawai‘i and beyond | Maui Now
Hawai‘i US Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat, has teamed up with Indiana Sen. Jim Banks, a Republican, to introduce the “Build More Housing Near Transit Act.” The bipartisan legislation is designed to encourage local governments to increase housing development in urban and suburban areas well-served by public transit. The proposed legislation builds on Schatz’s ongoing […]
Following Kansas City parking rules is like a modern-day labyrinth | Opinion
Parking mandates raise construction costs and limit growth. Learn how Kansas City and other cities are rethinking rules to boost housing and business development.
Opinion: Why the American Dream Has a Housing Problem - Davis Vanguard
The American housing market is in crisis, with young people unable to afford homes due to a lack of new construction, high prices, and restrictive zoning laws, and the federal government needs to take action to address the issue.
PA Bill Offers Tax Incentives for Redeveloping Malls - Environment+Energy Leader
Pennsylvania HB1446 lets local governments offer tax exemptions for redeveloping underused malls and greyfields into housing, green space, or energy-efficient sites.
Chicago's vote to totally eliminate parking mandates near train stations is a great response to our city's housing crisis and traffic woes - Streetsblog Chicago
This post incorporates content from Streetsblog Chicago Cofounder and Advisor Steven Vance’s development data website Chicago Cityscape. This week there was reason to celebrate for both Chicago sustainable transportation fans, and folks working to make housing more plentiful in our city. Prior to Wednesday’s City Council vote, Chicago’s Connected Communities Ordinance, passed in July 2022, […]