Instead of interconnected neighborhoods, we’ve built isolated subdivisions, oversized roadways, and commercial districts that separate daily needs from where people live.
New Homes, Same Old Feel: Sacramento Says Yes to Incremental Development
This ordinance opens the door for a range of housing options, including fourplexes, sixplexes and cottage courts on smaller lots.
This ordinance opens the door for a range of housing options, including fourplexes, sixplexes and cottage courts on smaller lots.
Bellingham Eliminates Parking Mandates, Makes Room for Homes
In the last five years, the median rent in Bellingham has increased by 37% and the median home price by 56%.
In the last five years, the median rent in Bellingham has increased by 37% and the median home price by 56%.
What Zoning Codes Get Wrong About Families
Many communities put a family definition in place as a way of preventing 3-8 young adults from sharing a house (often specifically college students).
Many communities put a family definition in place as a way of preventing 3-8 young adults from sharing a house (often specifically college students).
NYC’s Congestion Pricing Was Flawed—but Killing It Won’t Fix Traffic
Even so, the reality is that NYC’s congestion pricing was deeply flawed from the start.
Even so, the reality is that NYC’s congestion pricing was deeply flawed from the start.
How to Turn 7 Homes Into 28: The South Street Cottages Project
The existing zoning required minimum lot sizes of 10,000 square feet, which would have limited the number of homes we could build and driven up per-unit costs.
The existing zoning required minimum lot sizes of 10,000 square feet, which would have limited the number of homes we could build and driven up per-unit costs.
This “Multigenerational Roommate House” Shows How to Heal the Housing Market
By allowing homeowners to convert existing houses into duplexes or triplexes, cities can give residents the flexibility to live where they want at a price they can afford.
By allowing homeowners to convert existing houses into duplexes or triplexes, cities can give residents the flexibility to live where they want at a price they can afford.
How Atlanta’s Parking Requirement Changes Made Housing Development Possible
The Finley Street Cottages project was conceived as a response to these local struggles.
The Finley Street Cottages project was conceived as a response to these local struggles.
A Quiet Revolution: How Accessory Dwelling Units Can Transform Communities
Familiar surroundings and faces are critical for seniors with memory issues, and this environment allowed their mother to thrive.
Familiar surroundings and faces are critical for seniors with memory issues, and this environment allowed their mother to thrive.
Housing in Plain Sight: City Helps Homeowners Turn Empty Spaces Into Homes
Yet, many of these units sit vacant. That’s because in Berkeley, many of them are considered illegal.
Yet, many of these units sit vacant. That’s because in Berkeley, many of them are considered illegal.
Massachusetts Just Made Housing Easier. Is Your City Next?
They also provide an incremental way to add housing in communities without the large-scale disruption that big developments often bring.
They also provide an incremental way to add housing in communities without the large-scale disruption that big developments often bring.
Traffic Deaths Are Down, but Not for the Reasons We’re Being Told
The pandemic gave us an unintentional traffic safety experiment. In the early days of COVID-19, with fewer people on the road, one might have expected traffic fatalities to drop.
The pandemic gave us an unintentional traffic safety experiment. In the early days of COVID-19, with fewer people on the road, one might have expected traffic fatalities to drop.
Portland’s Housing Policies Are Delivering. Will Other Cities Catch Up?
These policies don’t force the hand of developers, but they encourage the construction of "missing middle" housing — options that bridge the gap between single-family homes and large apartment complexes.
These policies don’t force the hand of developers, but they encourage the construction of “missing middle” housing — options that bridge the gap between single-family homes and large apartment complexes.
If Drag Racing Is a Problem, Your Streets Are Designed Wrong
Lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 116B, which seeks to crack down on illegal street racing.
Lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 116B, which seeks to crack down on illegal street racing.
Nook and Cranny Urbanism: How to Maximize Every Inch of Space
Annapolis is filled with irregularly shaped lots and buildings that seamlessly fit into the fabric of the city.
Annapolis is filled with irregularly shaped lots and buildings that seamlessly fit into the fabric of the city.
America’s “Grand Housing Bargain” Is Broken. It’s Time for a New One.
The current grand bargain is simple: No neighborhood needs to change; they can all stay in their current form, but in exchange, one or two neighborhoods will experience radical transformation.
The current grand bargain is simple: No neighborhood needs to change; they can all stay in their current form, but in exchange, one or two neighborhoods will experience radical transformation.