Housing + Cities
Most Washington Voters Agree: Repeal Parking Mandates Near Transit
A recent poll revealed broad support for a little-known zoning reform.
YIMBYtown 2022: Tickets Now on Sale
At long last, the pro-housing movement’s annual conference is back.
No Minimum Parking Requirements? No Problem for Fayetteville, Arkansas
Six years into its deregulation experiment, a growing city thrives without parking mandates.
We Could Fit Lots of Homes in the Middle of Old Strip Malls
Redeveloping just ten percent of strip malls could fill a nine-year supply of housing in the Boston region, a new study finds. What could similar efforts elsewhere do?
Housing Is Popular, Actually
How many times do voters need to say so before journalists believe them?
End Parking Mandates, Get a Free Bus Pass
Great programs like this one in Minnesota don’t happen when big parking lots are mandatory.
Cities’ Bigger Future Can Look and Feel Beautiful—If We Build for It
An architect invites cities and towns to zone and design for the futures they want.
To Stop Building Heat Islands, Stop Overbuilding Parking Lots
Parking lots amplify high temperatures. Why are we still requiring them to be larger than they need to be?
Washington Bill Would Legalize Hundreds of Thousands More Homes
Allowing “middle housing” options would ease the state’s shortage of homes and right historic wrongs.