Housing
Basics
More States — and the Feds — Are Getting into Zoning Reform for Sustainable Transport
New efforts by federal and state authorities to encourage the construction of housing in walkable and transit-rich communities suggests that many cities' best chance at progressive zoning reform will come from the top down, rather than the grass roots.
May 24, 2022
SPUR Talk: Convert Offices to Housing?
People are working from home, resulting in one in five offices in San Francisco sitting empty. The Bay Area also has a housing crisis. Which has more and more people, including Governor Gavin Newsom, thinking it's time to look at converting some of that disused office space into housing.
May 17, 2022
New State Rule Would Force Suburbs to Legalize Thousands of New Apartments Near T Stops
The Baker administration is gearing up to implement a new law that could force suburbs in the MBTA service area to reform zoning laws and legalize the construction of tens or even hundreds of thousands of new homes near MBTA stations across eastern Massachusetts.
January 13, 2022
Minimum parking, maximum rent: Let’s cut tenants a break by ending parking minimums
It’s time to build on the success of the transit-oriented development ordinance and eliminate parking minimums for housing city-wide.
December 14, 2021
Parking Requirements Are Not a Useful Bargaining Chip for Increasing Affordable Housing
May 19, 2021
Commentary: What do parking requirements have to do with affordable housing?
April 16, 2021
Berkeley’s Move Towards Eliminating Single-Family Zoning
February 24, 2021
SPUR Talk: The Racist Roots of Single-Family Zoning
February 4, 2021
Why Does San Francisco Want to Save a Gas Station?
October 6, 2020
New Rule on Environmental Impacts of Driving, Long Awaited, Goes Into Effect on Wednesday
June 30, 2020
