Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Housing

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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How Parking Minimums Made Housing Unaffordable

By Streetsblog Denver | Apr 16, 2021 | No Comments

When I entered the affordable housing world, one thing I didn’t count on was how many projects across Denver don’t even pass the visioning stage. There are a variety of reasons for this, mainly revolving around finances, but the one I was not counting on was…parking.

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Berkeley’s Move Towards Eliminating Single-Family Zoning

By Melanie Curry | Feb 24, 2021 | No Comments

The legacy of exclusionary zoning is that it deprived certain communities the luxury of stability and wealth accumulation, which has left them more vulnerable to displacement as their neighborhoods become more attractive and accessible to wealthier outsiders.

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The Racist Roots of Bay Area's Single-Family Zoning

By Roger Rudick | Feb 4, 2021 | No Comments

Modern, single-family zoning policies perpetuate the effects of an overtly racist past

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Why Does San Francisco Want to Save a Gas Station?

By Roger Rudick | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments

In the middle of a housing and climate crisis, some supervisors are still showing backwards priorities

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New CA Law Finally Rejects 'Vehicle Delay' Myth

By Melanie Curry | Jun 30, 2020 | No Comments

And Caltrans will host a webinar tomorrow, open to all, to discuss "Rethinking How We Build So Californians Can Drive Less."

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