Policy

Zoning Single-Source-Of-Truth For 30K U.S. Local Jurisdictions

Our Trailblazers '23 special housing transformation series dives deep with Ivory Prize winner National Zoning Atlas' director Sara Bronin, a Professor and Director of the Legal Constructs Lab at Cornell University.

Policy

Steps Toward Reform: Get Past The NIMBY Versus YIMBY War

Housing affordability – when it comes to working households' access to homes near where they work – comes down to the ground, its entitlement, and the first costs and carrying expense of getting title to the dirt.

Land

A Land Reset Can Lower Costs, But It'll Also Take A New Deal With Locals

Innovations to lower building costs will only get builders and developers part of the way to affordability. Disruptive deals to engage local property owners in enlightened self-interest will also need to happen.