Harnessing Tailwinds on State and Local Land-Use Reform: A Bipartisan Playbook – AEI & PPI
Terrific discussion yesterday on movement to increase the supply, and lower the cost, of housing by removing zoning and land-use barriers. Here are opening presentations by experts from left- and right-leaning think tanks collaborating on this project:
Richard Kahlenberg, Progressive Policy Institute (Presentation)
Edward J. Pinto, AEI Housing Center (Presentation)
Facing a severe housing shortage, Montana recently changed its zoning rules to allow construction of duplexes wherever single-family homes are built, the state’s governor said during a Zoom address.
There’s an Easy Fix That Would Solve Our Housing Crisis: Light Touch Density – Ed Pinto/Newsweek
“States such as California, Washington, Oregon, Vermont, and Montana and cities such as Austin, Minneapolis, and Charlotte have also already passed reforms scaling back single-family detached zoning laws and legalizing LTD zoning. Many more jurisdictions are considering similar reforms.”