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.
Speed Cameras Are Not a Permanent Solution to Dangerous Streets
A recent conversation on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation brought this debate to the forefront.
A recent conversation on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation brought this debate to the forefront.
Yards Are Not Enough: The Importance of the Public Realm
This might sound like an exercise in irony: the mom who loves cities and urbanism takes her son to a pseudo-village for play.
This might sound like an exercise in irony: the mom who loves cities and urbanism takes her son to a pseudo-village for play.
What Does It Mean When a Prank 60 Mph Sign Goes Unnoticed?
Street design dictates how fast people drive and how safe they feel.
Street design dictates how fast people drive and how safe they feel.
Why Rochester, New York, Is a Leading Example in Crash Response
An investigation by local law enforcement determined that Santa Cruz entered the intersection with a green light and a walk signal and that the driver of the car ran a red light before making fatal contact.
An investigation by local law enforcement determined that Santa Cruz entered the intersection with a green light and a walk signal and that the driver of the car ran a red light before making fatal contact.
We Need to Crash the Market for Entry-Level Homes
It is a revolution where lots of housing gets built, at price points people can afford. By flooding the market with entry-level homes, we take pressure off the traditional market for 30-year mortgage products, allowing prices there to moderate (but not crash).
It is a revolution where lots of housing gets built, at price points people can afford. By flooding the market with entry-level homes, we take pressure off the traditional market for 30-year mortgage products, allowing prices there to moderate (but not crash).