Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Zoning

Cranes over downtown Denver. Photo: Larry Goodwin, CC

The Critical Climate Change Solution That No One Is Talking About

By Kea Wilson | Apr 24, 2023 | No Comments

A new report has finally put hard numbers to America's most overlooked climate and car-cutting solution: more development in neighborhoods where people don't need to drive everywhere.

Study: Active Transportation-Friendly Zoning is On the Rise

By Rob Steuteville | Nov 23, 2022 | No Comments

More zoning codes are calling for infrastructure that facilitates walking, bicycling, and non-automotive travel in daily life, a new study finds. But while those codes reflect the intentions of cities, they'll need public and private investment to realize these goals.

Talking Headways Podcast: How Zoning Broke American Cities

By Jeff Wood | Sep 1, 2022 | No Comments

How were cities regulated before zoning — and should zoning abolition be the ultimate goal?

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.

THE BRAKE: Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Zoning

By Streetsblog | May 10, 2022 | No Comments

What if any American could tell at a glance how her unique local land use policies influence the way she and her neighbors get around, without having to dig through a mountain of arcane jargon to get there?

Who's a Good Boy? Five Ways To Make Cities More Dog Friendly

By Kea Wilson | Dec 7, 2021 | No Comments

People who live with dogs are more likely to own cars and drive them — which is big news even without us running lots of photos of Kea Wilson's dog!

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