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Zoning laws seem like the easiest single lever here. Government can change one thing and get out of the way (yes I'm naive here..) The cities of the world that
by wnolens 4y ago
Zoning laws seem like the easiest single lever here. Government can change one thing and get out of the way (yes I'm naive here..)
The cities of the world that don't feel like they're enveloped in a housing crisis have opposite zoning restrictions to those that do - namely they restrict single-family homes and high rises, and permit that middle-sized building and also for existing single family homes to be converted into multiplexes.
https://www.sightline.org/2017/09/21/yes-you-can-build-your-way-to-affordable-housing/ https://www.sightline.org/2017/09/21/yes-you-can-build-your-...
- ethagknight 4y agoZoning laws also impair land values. So a mass upzoning of all properties across the city also immediately increases the potential land value and assessed tax revenue.