Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Affordable Housing

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Legislating at the Intersection of Transportation and Housing Policy

By Melanie Curry | May 31, 2022 | No Comments

A.B. 2097 and A.B. 1778 illustrate that a powerful approach to addressing the overlapping problems of affordable housing and sustainable transportation can be to solve both at once.

Talking Headways Podcast: What It Takes To Be a Developer

By Jeff Wood | May 26, 2022 | No Comments

Why people of color who try to build affordable housing face many different kinds of barriers.

More States — and the Feds — Are Getting into Zoning Reform for Sustainable Transport

By Kea Wilson | May 24, 2022 | No Comments

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.

Talking Headways Podcast: Repairing America’s Broken Housing System

By Jeff Wood | Apr 14, 2022 | No Comments

Jenny Schuetz, a senior fellow at Brookings Metro and author of the new book "Fixer Upper," talks about making housing decisions at the wrong scale, where housing reform would make the most sense, and how to better organize regional housing.

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Why NYC Must End Parking Minimums Now

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 18, 2021 | No Comments

The mandatory parking minimum law is the demon child of car culture and NIMBYism — but it is finally being attacked by progressive leaders. Where will Mayor Adams stand? He isn't saying.

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No, Parking Reform Won't Make Housing Too Costly

By Melanie Curry | May 19, 2021 | No Comments

Opponents of A.B. 1401 concede that parking requirements are bad policy, but worry that removing them will undermine affordable housing production. Evidence suggests that's not the case.

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