Scholars and policymakers have identified neighborhood activism and participation as a valuable source of policy information and civic engagement. Yet, these venues may be biasing policy discussions in favor of [...]
Yesterday, I wrote about the bipartisan support for land-use regulation and zoning reform coming from Washington, D.C. in the form of Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Housing and Urban Development [...]
Measures to liberalize land use and zoning regulations are a heavy political lift. The fights most often occur at the local level, where established residents opposed to new developments (i.e. [...]
Regular readers of Rent Check or those familiar with the landscape of land-use and zoning regulations know the term NIMBY—which stands for “not in my backyard.” It’s a derogatory term [...]
While restrictive zoning and land-use policies make it tougher for yuppies to move to big cities without moving into a small studio or finding a few roommates, those hardest hit [...]
A few weeks ago, Niskanen’s Will Wilkinson responded to Senator Kamala Harris’s (D-CA) plan to provide a rent subsidy to those paying more than 30% of their income to rent. [...]
1. NIMBYism laid bare in Berkeley. 2. New research: location as an asset. 3. YIMBY victories in Washington, D.C.
Writing about land-use and zoning regulations can get quite depressing. Thankfully, it’s not all bad news. The election of London Breed in San Francisco is a pro-development bright spot in [...]
While we all want to live near “the best,” financial constraints caused by a sudden negative shock to wealth or income force many to downgrade to a city that offers [...]
Last week, we saw how a new 23-unit development was voted down by the Berkeley, California zoning board. The plot will remain a gas station. This week, the zoning board [...]