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Texas Treads A New Path Into Zoning To Battle Housing Crisis
Texas is one of the nation's most active homebuilding states, yet affordability slips out of reach for millions. Lawmakers now aim to rewire the state’s zoning laws to boost supply, speed up approvals, and limit local obstruction. We unpack three key bills and the stakes behind them.
Policy
The Showdown In Nashville: A Missing Middle Moment Of Truth
Nashville's planning department recommended modestly increasing density to help meet housing demands, but the effort quickly ignited fierce local opposition. The local battle underscores sweeping national tensions between growth and neighborhood preservation.
Land
Home At The Office: Conversion Mojo Rises In Secondary Metros
Big cities dominate an emerging real estate trend: converting office buildings into much-needed residential space. Grand Rapids, MI, offers an economical and urban planning model that smaller cities can adopt.
Policy
This Missing Middle Adaptive Reuse Project Can Play In Peoria
Missing middle housing advocates focus on new construction but give little attention to how repurposing existing buildings can be a solution. A redevelopment of an old college building in New York City's Brooklyn offers an example of how it can be done.
Wellness & The Built Environment
Rezoned For A Future That Bridges Timely, Timeless Values
Nolen Communities put in the work to turn a coastal California site into a thriving 20-acre agrihood, Fox Point Farms.
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Policy 04.16.25
Texas Treads A New Path Into Zoning To Battle Housing Crisis
Texas is one of the nation's most active homebuilding states, yet affordability slips out of reach for millions. Lawmakers now aim to rewire the state’s zoning laws to boost supply, speed up approvals, and limit local obstruction. We unpack three key bills and the stakes behind them.
Policy 04.04.25
The Showdown In Nashville: A Missing Middle Moment Of Truth
Nashville's planning department recommended modestly increasing density to help meet housing demands, but the effort quickly ignited fierce local opposition. The local battle underscores sweeping national tensions between growth and neighborhood preservation.
Land 04.03.25
Home At The Office: Conversion Mojo Rises In Secondary Metros
Big cities dominate an emerging real estate trend: converting office buildings into much-needed residential space. Grand Rapids, MI, offers an economical and urban planning model that smaller cities can adopt.
Policy 04.02.25
This Missing Middle Adaptive Reuse Project Can Play In Peoria
Missing middle housing advocates focus on new construction but give little attention to how repurposing existing buildings can be a solution. A redevelopment of an old college building in New York City's Brooklyn offers an example of how it can be done.
Wellness & The Built Environment 08.20.24
Rezoned For A Future That Bridges Timely, Timeless Values
Nolen Communities put in the work to turn a coastal California site into a thriving 20-acre agrihood, Fox Point Farms.
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