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City leaders have proposed a one-year pilot to legalize a type of housing known as the missing middle – housing for working people who can’t yet afford to buy. Duplexes would be legalized everywhere. Developers could start building townhouses, and subdivided housing known as “fourplexes" would be legal along transit routes.

ADUs are typically regulated at the local level, but advocates argue statewide legislation is what’s actually needed to get to scale. California has been aggressively leading the way.

Cities are attempting to wrest back local control over land use and zoning via some ingenious—and sometimes disingenuous—strategies.

A pulse-check on Washington's 2022 Legislative Session.

A proposed bill in the Washington state legislature that would legalize more multi-family housing in the state could add hundreds of thousands of units to the state's strained housing stock.

Proper bollards will help us break the bogus spell of individualism.

The building was two stories, brick without detail, three small windows over a metal roll-up garage gate—an eyesore if there ever was one, crammed between two taller neighbors. The proposed replacement was in gray brick, the creaky gate swapped for a glass-and-metal storefront, the windows making way for a delicate brick screen, to let the light in. Let your own eyes judge: New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission Advertisement Advertisement This is what the New York City Landmarks Pre...

by Rich Smith • Mar 12, 2021 at 5:59 pm Nebraskas Governor thinks the "data shows" that legalizing pot kills kids. It does not. GETTYIMAGES/UROS POTEKO States say Bidens May 1 vaccination goal is....ambitious: After the President called on all states to open up vaccine eligibly to all residents in less than two months, governors across the country sound "hopeful" about meeting that goal but "cautious of overpromising," reports Politico. Some states, l...

by Charles Mudede • Mar 12, 2021 at 8:43 am The plague of single-family homes in Tacoma... ChrisBoswell/gettyimages.com Marysville Police Department to the Washington State Supreme Court: Hell no. KIRO 7 reports that "despite the state supreme court’s ruling, [the departments] officers are out in full force again, looking for anyone using hard drugs," after the city passed an ordinance to make simple possession illegal again. The cops up there (Ma...

Channel3000.com January 15, 2021 1:57 PM Natalie Campisi - Forbes Advisor Posted: Updated: January 17, 2021 3:27 PM This story is part of a series on the new Biden administration and what he has planned for his first 100 days—and beyond. Housing shortcomings in the U.S. are plentiful and diverse, from a Covid-driven renter eviction crisis to over-restrictive zoning laws that artificially drive up land values and make it nearly impossible for entry-level buyers to afford a home. Some...