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How racist restrictions in housing deeds helped shape where Rhode Islanders live today
Investigates the interwoven history of racially restrictive covenants and municipal zoning policies designed to legally segregate communities–and points to the Rhode Island Zoning Atlas as a tool to help confront these pasts.
Think tank calls on West Tennessee policymakers to overhaul zoning before BlueOval population boom
Recaps The Beacon Center's report on the West Tennessee portion of the Tennessee Zoning Atlas, describing how zoning will dictate growth patterns coinciding with the opening of Ford's new BlueOval City electric vehicle plant.
How large-lot zoning contributes to Rhode Island’s big housing shortfall
Calls on NZA data from Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire to assess the impact large minimum lot sizes has in constraining development and diving up house prices in New England.
Most Northern Virginia land is reserved for single-family-detached homes, research finds
Covers findings from the Northern portion of the Virginia Zoning Atlas in the context of local rezonings.
Study finds zoning regulations could be negatively affecting housing in West TN
News segment showcasing findings of the West Tennessee Zoning Atlas.
See how your state uses zoning codes to control land use
Checks in on NZA project updates two years in and celebrates launch of Arizona Zoning Atlas.
Report: West Tennessee zoning affects affordability in expected population boom
Uses findings from the West Tennessee Zoning Atlas to show how zoning regulations will impact affordability of new housing in the region surrounding Ford’s Blue Oval auto assembly plant, set to open outside Memphis.
This map can help address Northern Virginia’s high housing costs
Op-ed by Virginia Zoning Atlas contributor, Emily Hamilton of Mercatus Center at GMU.
Zoned in with Maria Tova Enriquez Dougherty
For the PreserveCast podcast, Virginia Zoning Atlas member Maria Tova Enriquez Dougherty talks affordable housing production, preservation, and smart regional growth — and how the NZA ties it all together.
Technology Is Helping the Real Estate Industry Navigate Complex Zoning
Highlights the National Zoning Atlas as new tool to help people navigate zoning’s relationship with real estate.
Real estate industry looks to zoning atlas for housing solutions
Coverage of a panel discussing the Long Island Zoning Atlas as a valuable tool for addressing Long Island's housing shortage.
Densely speaking - The National Zoning Atlas (sara bronin and scott Markley)
NZA founder and director Sara Bronin and geospatial project coordinator Scott Markley take listeners behind the scenes of the National Zoning Atlas on the Densely Speaking podcast's season kickoff.
Housing series digs into state-level remedies
Article covering how Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development showcased the Vermont Zoning Atlas to demonstrate the limited availability of zoning allowing for single-family homes on small lots.
How the National Zoning Atlas Visualizes and Demystifies the Power of Zoning
Sara Bronin’s sweeping vision gives planners a tool to push for reform.
National Zoning Atlas Founder Sara Bronin is Empowering Communities to Transform Land Use
Interview with NZA founder and director Sara Bronin discussing how the NZA facilitates opportunity for engagement among planners and community members and how it can help people advocate for zoning reform nationwide.
President Biden’s Proposals to Spur Affordable Housing Development
Summary of the 2024 Economic Report of the President’s proposals for improving housing affordability, highlighting HUD’s grant $4 million grant to the NZA to close data gaps in zoning.
Housing Technology Series: Planning for New Supply
Coverage of HUD and Terner Labs’ 2024 symposium, Housing Technology Series: Planning for New Supply, where NZA founder and director Sara Bronin discussed how the National Zoning Atlas not only informs legislative changes but also standardizes understanding among researchers and policymakers.
Mapping the future
Showcases how the NZA has informed state and local zoning policy reforms to date, and how the tool can be leveraged to influence positive reforms into the future.
The mapping tool that’s trying to make zoning laws accessible to all
NZA founder and director introduces the National Zoning Atlas on NPR’s Marketplace.
A Bigger Picture
Interview with NZA founder and director Sara Bronin and zoning code project coordinator Aline Fader about how the NZA sheds light on a regional view of land use from Long Island to Connecticut.