More and more cities have taken preliminary steps toward allowing "missing middle" housing options in once exclusive single-family neighborhoods, but the devil is in the details.
Warren Lent is suing the California Coastal Commission, arguing that its power to unilaterally hand down massive fines with minimal process is unconstitutional.
The New York Blood Center wants a larger headquarters to continue its cutting-edge medical research. Activists claim the new building will cast too much shadow.
As in the US, they often block the building of new housing in response to demand.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to landmark the longtime home of gay rights activists Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin.
A recent Century Foundation report highlights reasons why breaking down barriers to building new housing should appeal to left, right, and libertarians alike.
The YIMBY Democrat wants to make it easier to build more housing in California's densest and most expensive cities.
Fixing a calculation error in a leading academic article on the subject shows that zoning has a far bigger negative impact on the economy than was previously realized.
Two state bills would generally prohibit local code enforcement officials from acting on anonymously reported violations.
The president endorses a competitive grant program that would reward localities for loosening their restrictive zoning codes.
The regulatory pursuit of quality housing means some tiny-home residents actually end up with no housing.
New bills in the legislature would make it easier for cities to allow more housing on their own, and crack down on places that try to cheat their way out of permitting development.
A Democratic White House and a Republican Senate might be the best of all worlds when it comes to federal housing policy.
Garden State lawmakers have unanimously passed two bills now allowing restaurants to keep their outdoor operations running so long as their indoor dining rooms are restricted.
Entrepreneurs discouraged by red tape even before COVID-19 need officials to leave them alone.
The Harvard economist explains how to expand opportunity for the young by deregulating housing, labor, and education.
COVID-19 is reigniting old debates about zoning, public health, urban planning, and suburban sprawl.
Libertarianism is far from wildly popular, overall. But libertarian causes have done well in referenda in recent years. We can build on that.
Michael Morrison used to be a boxer. Now he brawls with zoning boards and tax collectors.
A new survey from realty company Redfin finds that only 24 percent of Trump supporters and 32 percent of Biden voters support reducing zoning regulations in their neighborhood.
When it comes to the two major party candidates' housing plans, libertarians are left looking for the lesser of two evils.
Sadly, he's far from the only one. If we want to "break the wheel" of poverty and housing shortages, we need to roll back zoning.
The Santa Fe Historic Districts Review Board refused to grant an exception to its height limits to accommodate a seven-sided keep.
City officials repeatedly gave activists false information about the requirements for getting their initiative on the ballot.
The Trump administration has abandoned its own promising housing reforms in favor of toxic culture war politics.
The switch threatens an initiative to repeal Boulder's restrictions on unrelated people living together.
Nashville's Metro Council repeals the city's blanket ban on home businesses servicing customers onsite.
How invasive questions about a stone patio permit turned into a Black Lives Matter protest
The president's criticism of the 2015 AFFH rule is an implicit attack on his own housing reforms.
Joshua and Emily Killeen are suing Yavapai County, Arizona, for what they claim are unconstitutional restrictions on their ability to advertise their business and host events on their rural property.
The feds pushed cities to implement zoning restrictions. High prices and social inequality were the inevitable results.
Land use regulation is making cities unaffordable. In an unfettered market, how would Americans choose to live?
Fairfax County, Virginia, allows home businesses but prohibits them from keeping inventory on site.
Two non-profit groups argued that developers had been improperly awarded a building permit for a 112-unit condo building on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
Three decades later, is it time for the city simulation game to get political?
Mayor London Breed's Affordable Homes Now initiative would streamline the approval of code-compliant housing projects as long as developers include additional affordable units.
Community planners don't have all the answers.
And it might make housing more affordable in many places. Conservative NIMBYs should not stand in the way.
Del. Vaughn Stewart (D–Montgomery County) says a mix of new private and public housing is needed to combat Maryland's housing affordability problems.
Despite amendments to make the bill more palatable to local governments and community activists, Sen. Scott Wiener's (D–San Francisco) SB 50 faces an uphill battle.
A massive 15 foot tall Trump/Pence yard sign has unfortunately turned political.
The legislation would allow duplexes on any residential plot in the state.
Many jurisdictions are alleviating housing shortgages by cutting back on zoning. Unfortunately, there is also a trend towards expanding rent control, which is likely to have the opposite effect.
Joey Mucha wanted to convert his warehouse into a restaurant, bar, and arcade. Then community activists intervened.
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