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Category: Zoning and Land Use

A Cautionary Tale

December 14, 2021 Brian Phillips Housing, Zoning and Land Use

Those with a political agenda often distort facts to suit their purpose. Opponents of rezoning in New York City are

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Command and Control doesn’t Work

December 7, 2021 Brian Phillips Housing, Zoning and Land Use

Cities and counties in California are required to issue permits for a specific number of houses each year as a

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Tucker’s War on Property Rights

December 2, 2021 Brian Phillips Housing, Zoning and Land Use

Conservatives have been attacking Biden’s suggestion that single-family zoning laws be eliminated or relaxed. They frequently call this a war

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“Solutions” without the Full Context, Part 2

November 23, 2021 Brian Phillips Housing, Zoning and Land Use One comment

A recent article on The Conversation asserts that “building more homes won’t solve the affordable housing problem for the millions

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Flipping the Zoning Coin

November 18, 2021 Brian Phillips Housing, Zoning and Land Use

One of the increasingly popular tactics that cities are using to address America’s housing shortage is to relax or eliminate

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The Return of Mob Rule

November 17, 2021 Brian Phillips Housing, Zoning and Land Use

When California legislators were considering two bills to allow for “upzoning” throughout the state, local government officials lobbied to defeat

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Exclusion Harms Property Values

November 15, 2021 Brian Phillips Housing, Zoning and Land Use

Cindy Tucker runs a nonprofit in Calhoun, Georgia, called Tiny House Up. She wants to build tiny houses—about 600 square

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Talking Points: Upzoning

October 11, 2021 Brian Phillips Upzoning, Zoning and Land Use

Background: At the beginning of the 20th century, most neighborhoods in America included a mixture of land uses. Commercial enterprises,

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