Planning Commission votes to roll back bike parking code to spur new housing
Commission recommended suspending, or striking altogether, several bike parking requirements adopted by City Council in 2019.
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Commission recommended suspending, or striking altogether, several bike parking requirements adopted by City Council in 2019.
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American suburbs mandated single-family homes generations ago, often to segregate areas by race and class. New laws allow more-affordable options like townhomes but construction so far has been slow.
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.
Inman Connect Housing markets across the U.S. are booming with high demand and low inventory, and it’s sent land prices into a frenzy. Land is a hot commodity right now, as the lack of homes for sale continues to push affordable housing out of reach for many first-time homebuyers and low-wage workers. According to a report by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the U.S. fell short of an estimated 5.5 million new units from 2001 to 2020 compared to 1968 to 2000. When the housing boom cemented last year, supply began severely underserving demand. “When housing demand really accelera...