Auburn, Alabama, has overhauled its zoning for transit corridors, banning single-story strip malls and implementing height-based regulations to encourage higher-density development. (2 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilLZsztklEs

#urbanism #urbanplanning #ZoningReform #TransitOrientedDevelopment #SmartGrowth

Washington state passed a first-in-the-U.S. law, SB 6026, allowing housing in commercial zones and providing flexibility on ground-floor retail mandates in new apartment buildings, aiming to alleviate the state’s severe housing shortage and reduce vacant commercial spaces.

https://www.sightline.org/2026/03/11/washington-just-passed-first-in-the-us-flexibility-for-ground-floor-retail/

#urbanism #urbanplanning #affordablehousing #zoningreform #mixeduse

Vienna. Tokyo. Land value tax. New cities. Remote work. Slums.
Six real-world proofs that the housing crisis is neither accidental nor inevitable — followed by a warning about where cities go if power remains unchanged.

Read Essay ⬇️
https://thinkingprospectus.substack.com/p/six-proofs-and-a-warning-a-synthesis

#HousingCrisis #UrbanPolicy #HousingAsAPublicGood #ZoningReform #LandValueTax #PoliticalEconomy #Cities #Affordability #NIMBYism #UrbanPlanning

Canada’s cities didn’t drift into crisis. We legislated scarcity, shifted costs to municipalities, and called it inevitable. This essay maps the choices — and the reforms that could make the urban promise real again: supply, non‑market housing, zoning reform, and transit that actually moves people.

A critical essay on Canada’s urban crisis:

https://curmudgeonlycanadian.substack.com/p/the-canadian-urban-condition

#Urbanism #CanadaHousing #HousingPolicy #ZoningReform #Transit #Homelessness #NonMarketHousing #CityBuilding

The city was humanity's greatest wager: that density creates opportunity, that proximity generates possibility, that strangers pressed together build something larger than themselves.

For most of history, that bet paid off. Then we systematically broke it.

https://thinkingprospectus.substack.com/p/the-urban-condition-promise-crisis

#Urbanism #HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing #ZoningReform #PoliticalEconomy
#SocialHousing #CityPlanning #Housing #YIMBY #NIMBY #Gentrification
#Homelessness #Infrastructure #LandValueTax #UrbanPlanning #Fediverse

Senate Housing Affordability Bill Clears the Senate but Faces a Harder Test

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/senate-housing-affordability-bill/

The Great Downzoning

https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-great-downzoning/

#HackerNews #The #Great #Downzoning #urbanplanning #housingpolicy #zoningreform #communitydevelopment

The Case for #AffordableHousing: Shaping #SustainableCommunities: #SmartGrowth
#YIMBY #Sustainability #InclusiveCommunities
#UrbanDevelopment
#ZoningReform
#HousingForAll
#CommunityRevitalization
#BuildMoreHousing
#ClimateAction
#FutureReadyNeighborhoods

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The Case for More Housing: Shaping Sustainable Communities

Our neighborhoods are evolving, and the choices we make today about housing and development will define our community’s future. By embracing forward-thinking policies and higher-density housing, we can address the housing crisis, reduce commutes, and create vibrant, sustainable communities. Imagine neighborhoods where homes are closer to jobs and schools, businesses flourish with increased foot traffic, and public spaces become greener and more accessible. Let’s move beyond division and commit to a shared vision of inclusivity and progress—one that benefits everyone.

#SmartGrowth #YIMBY #AffordableHousing #SustainableLiving #InclusiveCommunities. #UrbanDevelopment. #ZoningReform #HousingForAll. #CommunityRevitalization #BuildMoreHousing. #ClimateAction #FutureReadyNeighborhoods. #SanJoseCA #BayArea

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