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The State of Local Zoning: Reforming a Century-Old Approach to Land Use
Dezembro 2022, inglês
Making the case that antiquated rules governing development in the United States are driving up housing prices amid a growing affordability crisis, advocates for statewide zoning reform are seeking to build on recent successes from California to Connecticut. But statewide mandates are encountering resistance from those defending local control of land use, a system […]
Dezembro 2022, inglês
Making the case that antiquated rules governing development in the United States are driving up housing prices amid a growing affordability crisis, advocates for statewide zoning reform are seeking to build on recent successes from California to Connecticut. But statewide mandates are encountering resistance from those defending local control of land use, a system […]
Dezembro 2022, inglês
Home Economics: How Manufactured Housing Can Help Solve the National Housing Affordability Crisis
Dezembro 2022, inglês
Despite the engaging warmth in his voice, Jim Bennett is not what you’d call a people person. “I’m basically asocial, even though I worked retail—or maybe because I worked retail for so long,” he quips. It’s late fall when we speak, so he’s bracing for the chaotic social cyclone that is a big family […]
Dezembro 2022, inglês
Despite the engaging warmth in his voice, Jim Bennett is not what you’d call a people person. “I’m basically asocial, even though I worked retail—or maybe because I worked retail for so long,” he quips. It’s late fall when we speak, so he’s bracing for the chaotic social cyclone that is a big family […]
Land Matters Podcast: Confronting Extreme Heat in Africa: A Conversation with the Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone
Dezembro 2022, inglês
The mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Yvonne Aki-Sawyer, discusses appointing Africa’s first chief heat officer, fighting climate change with land use planning, and overhauling the property tax system to ensure fiscal sustinability.
Dezembro 2022, inglês
The mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Yvonne Aki-Sawyer, discusses appointing Africa’s first chief heat officer, fighting climate change with land use planning, and overhauling the property tax system to ensure fiscal sustinability.
City Tech: Is Wood the Way of the Future?
Dezembro 2022, inglês
Mass timber, a building technique pioneered in Europe, is catching on in other parts of the world. Advocates say this high-tech approach to building with wood offers climate and health benefits that will give steel and concrete a run for their money.
Dezembro 2022, inglês
Mass timber, a building technique pioneered in Europe, is catching on in other parts of the world. Advocates say this high-tech approach to building with wood offers climate and health benefits that will give steel and concrete a run for their money.
As Conforming Loan Limits Hit Record Highs, Manufactured Housing Provides an Affordable Alternative
Dezembro 2022, inglês
Not that anyone needed more proof of how swiftly home prices have risen in the past two years, but here it is: Beginning in January, mortgages of up to $726,200 will be considered “conforming loans” in most parts of the United States, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced in late November. Known as the […]
Dezembro 2022, inglês
Not that anyone needed more proof of how swiftly home prices have risen in the past two years, but here it is: Beginning in January, mortgages of up to $726,200 will be considered “conforming loans” in most parts of the United States, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced in late November. Known as the […]
A Series of Articles about the MBTA Communities Zoning Law
Dezembro 2022, inglês
Dezembro 2022, inglês
Dezembro 2022, inglês
