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Hyperlocal zoning could spur more affordable housing construction

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Restrictive zoning that holds back the construction of affordable housing could be counteracted by a straightforward reform. Hyperlocal zoning allowing streets and blocks to approve their own zoning rules could result in the construction of denser housing.

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Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? Biden Thinks So

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Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? President Biden’s infrastructure plan will set aside $5 billion for a grant program aimed at tackling “exclusionary” zoning laws that inflate housing costs. Housing shortages accelerated as a result of record-low mortgage rates and the pandemic. Biden Thinks So.

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NYC to reform zoning to add housing in Midtown Manhattan

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During his State of the City address last week, Mayor Eric Adams also announced new funding to enforce tenant protection laws and expanded free broadband services for residents who live in public housing.

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Colorado Lawmakers Push for Updated Zoning Regulations to Combat Statewide Housing Crisis

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The need is mounting: New housing builds have cratered since the 2008 financial crisis, according to analyses by the Common Sense Institute and the Colorado Housing Affordability Project, as migration into the state and prices have surged. Read more Housing Markets Zoning Zoning

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Building for better fire resilience in WUI zones

Construction Specifier

Yet, building in wildland urban interface (WUI) zones continues at a fast pace. WUI zones are areas of transition between unoccupied land and human development, where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels. 1 Why are people still building, and rebuilding in WUI zones?

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New York Building Congress Calls for Zoning Changes to Ease Housing Crisis

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The New York Building Congress proposes changes aimed at removing local zoning obstacles and transit-oriented development.

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Portland’s zoning reform looks to boost the ‘missing middle’ of housing

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recently approved the “Residential Infill Project” (RIP) , a package of amendments to the city’s zoning code that legalizes up to four homes on nearly any residential lot and sharply limits building sizes. The city council in Portland, Ore.,

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