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Cities are dynamic centers of exchange, innovation, and economic growth, providing the platform where people, ideas, and capital come together. However, the regulations that limit urban development reduce the potential for income mobility and rising standards of living over time. Mercatus research shows how land-use policy reform can reverse the stagnation in our cities and address the systemic problem of housing affordability.
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Market-Driven Parking Supply Can Help Colorado Families
Colorado Senate, Local Government and Housing Committee, HB24-1304 Minimum Parking Requirements
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Transit-Oriented Upzoning in Colorado Can Deliver Jobs, Growth, and Affordability
Colorado Senate, Local Government and Housing Committee, HB 24-1313 Housing in Transit-Oriented Communities
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Accessory Dwelling Units Can Help Unlock Housing Affordability in Colorado
Colorado Senate, Local Government and Housing Committee, HB24-1152 Accessory Dwelling Units
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Ruminating on Sheetz | Market Urbanism
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Shifts in the Housing Market & the YIMBY Movement | Manhattan Institute’s “Manhattan Insights”
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The Sudden Death of the American Condo | Market Urbanism
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The Urban Economics of Sprawl | Market Urbanism
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How Property Law Shapes Community | Yeoman
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Zoning: Segregation of Our Public Space | Urban Homeworks’ Reclaiming Home
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Less but Better Zoning
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Colorado Can Improve Housing Affordability by Requiring a Health and Safety Basis for Occupancy Limits
Colorado Senate Local Government and Housing Committee | House Bill 24-1007, The HOME (Harmonizing Occupancy Measures Equitably) Act
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And the Oscar for Best Paper Goes To … | Market Urbanism
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Transit-Oriented Upzoning in Colorado Can Deliver Jobs, Growth, and Affordability
Colorado House of Representatives, Transportation, Housing and Local Government Committee | HB 24-1313 Housing in Transit-Oriented Communities
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Market-Rate Rents Can Serve Moderate-Income Marylanders
Maryland Senate Education, Business, and Administration Subcommittee SB 484, Land Use - Affordable Housing - Zoning Density and Permitting
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Accessory Dwelling Units Can Help Unlock Housing Affordability in Colorado
Colorado House Transportation, Housing, and Local Government Committee, HB24-1152, Accessory Dwelling Units
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After Milton Referendum, Housing Advocates Sift Through Optimism and Pessimism | WBUR
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Milton’s Zoning Referendum | Market Urbanism
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Legalizing ADUs and Duplexes Can Help Unlock Housing Affordability in New Hampshire
Latest work in Housing
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Market-Driven Parking Supply Can Help Colorado Families
Colorado Senate, Local Government and Housing Committee, HB24-1304 Minimum Parking Requirements
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Transit-Oriented Upzoning in Colorado Can Deliver Jobs, Growth, and Affordability
Colorado Senate, Local Government and Housing Committee, HB 24-1313 Housing in Transit-Oriented Communities
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Accessory Dwelling Units Can Help Unlock Housing Affordability in Colorado
Colorado Senate, Local Government and Housing Committee, HB24-1152 Accessory Dwelling Units
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Ruminating on Sheetz | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Shifts in the Housing Market & the YIMBY Movement | Manhattan Institute’s “Manhattan Insights”
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The Sudden Death of the American Condo | Market Urbanism
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The Urban Economics of Sprawl | Market Urbanism
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- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
How Property Law Shapes Community | Yeoman
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Zoning: Segregation of Our Public Space | Urban Homeworks’ Reclaiming Home
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- | Research Papers Research Papers
Less but Better Zoning
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- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Colorado Can Improve Housing Affordability by Requiring a Health and Safety Basis for Occupancy Limits
Colorado Senate Local Government and Housing Committee | House Bill 24-1007, The HOME (Harmonizing Occupancy Measures Equitably) Act
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- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
And the Oscar for Best Paper Goes To … | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Transit-Oriented Upzoning in Colorado Can Deliver Jobs, Growth, and Affordability
Colorado House of Representatives, Transportation, Housing and Local Government Committee | HB 24-1313 Housing in Transit-Oriented Communities
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Market-Rate Rents Can Serve Moderate-Income Marylanders
Maryland Senate Education, Business, and Administration Subcommittee SB 484, Land Use - Affordable Housing - Zoning Density and Permitting
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Accessory Dwelling Units Can Help Unlock Housing Affordability in Colorado
Colorado House Transportation, Housing, and Local Government Committee, HB24-1152, Accessory Dwelling Units
- | Housing Housing
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
After Milton Referendum, Housing Advocates Sift Through Optimism and Pessimism | WBUR
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Milton’s Zoning Referendum | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Legalizing ADUs and Duplexes Can Help Unlock Housing Affordability in New Hampshire
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Less but Better Zoning
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Expanding Maryland’s Housing Stock: A Roadmap to Meeting Housing Targets
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How to Streamline Housing Permitting in Connecticut
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How to Streamline Housing Permitting in Virginia
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The Effects of Minimum-Lot-Size Reform on Houston Land Values
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Cutting Zoning Down to Size
Reevaluating the Legal Vulnerability of Urban Minimum Lot Sizes
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Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options for 2024
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Four Elements of a Successful Housing Task Force: Lessons from the Montana Miracle
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Urban Minimum Lot Sizes: Their Background, Effects, and Avenues to Reform
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Breaking Ground: An Examination of Effective State Housing Reforms in 2023
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Home Price Trends Point to a Worsening Lack of Supply
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Learning from Houston’s Townhouse Reforms
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A Taxonomy of State Accessory Dwelling Unit Laws
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Legalizing Accessory Dwelling Units at the State Level: A New Hampshire Case Study
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Single-Family Zoning and Race: Evidence From the Twin Cities | Housing Policy Debate
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Mostly Invisible: The Cost of Valid Petitions in Texas
Legislators Ought to either Reform the Valid Petition Process To Be Less Onerous and More Democratic or Do Away With It Altogether
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Reassessing the Role of Supply and Demand on Housing Bubble Prices
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Understanding Tokyo's Land Use: The Power of Microspaces
Latest work in Housing
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Ruminating on Sheetz | Market Urbanism
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The Sudden Death of the American Condo | Market Urbanism
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The Urban Economics of Sprawl | Market Urbanism
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And the Oscar for Best Paper Goes To … | Market Urbanism
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Milton’s Zoning Referendum | Market Urbanism
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Infill Housing Has Its Benefits but Won't Always Drive Down Costs | Governing
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Vancouver’s Housing Challenges Are a Cautionary Tale for Successful, Well-managed Cities | Discourse
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Houston as an Affordability Model | Market Urbanism
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[UPDATED] Resources for Reformers: Houston’s Minimum Lot Sizes | Market Urbanism
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This Supreme Court Case From California Could Ease Housing Shortages Everywhere | Los Angeles Times
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Hopefully, AI Will Create a Perpetual Housing Crisis | Market Urbanism
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An Autopsy of Hsieh & Moretti | Market Urbanism
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What Is Wrong with Henry George-Type Taxation? | City Journal
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Zoning Plans Are Wasting Scarce Land Supply | The Vancouver Sun
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Pedestrianized Streets Usually Fail – and That’s Ok | Market Urbanism
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Gentrification: An LVT Would Do That | Market Urbanism
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Will Congestion Pricing Hurt Cities? | Market Urbanism
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Finding the Right Balance | Discourse
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