MBomis wrote:
Utah’s housing affordability crisis is nothing if not a vital issue. The growing housing crisis needs to be solved in order to accommodate new families and to attract new members of the workforce. However, one of the most pressing motivators for closing the housing gap is Utah’s economy.
During the past decade, th...
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Diana Ionescu wrote:
The Denver City Council has approved a change to the city's zoning code that reduces minimum parking requirements for affordable housing developments, reports Daliah Singer. "Among other things, the just-updated code lowers the 'affordable housing alternative minimum parking ratio' for affordable housing projects in any district to 0.1, or one spot for...
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Noah Smith wrote:
Housing is probably the most important aspect of any city, and the U.S. simply hasn't been building enough of it. Politically powerful homeowners and landlords dominate local governments, blocking residential construction through a morass of zoning restrictions, parking requirements and other laws. New developments are strangled by endless reviews and challenges, ofte...
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Daniel Herriges wrote:
Examine building permits issued in Portland, Oregon, over the last three years and you'll notice something strange: the city seems to be acquiring a bunch of new 19-unit apartment buildings. Not 15. Not 25. Not 20. Specifically 19.
Why 19? The answer is no mystery to planners and housing advocates in th...
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