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President’s Message: Zoning’s Asteroid Moment
Reviews the trend of bipartisan state laws preempting local zoning control, and highlights the importance of the National Zoning Atlas in generating standardized zoning data.
The Rosetta Stone of Zoning
Interview with Professor Sara Bronin on zoning regulations and processes that create barriers to affordable housing, and a discussion of the benefits of using the National Zoning Atlas to standardize zoning data across jurisdictions.
Building a National Zoning Atlas: Scaling Transparency & Consistency
A webinar aimed at planning practitioners explaining the National Zoning Atlas and how planners can get involved.
Three Women, Three Projects Bring Zoning Into The Future To Fix Housing Crisis
Profiles three women-led projects, including the National Zoning Atlas, making zoning more accessible to policymakers and the public.
Project Highlights Relationship Between Zoning and Affordable Housing
Introduces the work of the National Zoning Atlas and DesegregateCT.
White House nationwide zoning reform effort needs data
The U.S. housing crisis is exacerbated by outdated zoning policies, leading to soaring rents and home prices that disproportionately affect the poorest and most marginalized. The White House's plan for zoning reform aims to incentivize local governments to make changes, but success hinges on comprehensive zoning data.
New Digital Atlas Hopes to Demystify Urban Zoning
Traces the evolution of the National Zoning Atlas, focusing on zoning atlas projects in Connecticut, New York, and New Hampshire.
Digital Atlas Reveals Zoning’s Impact on Affordable Housing
Examines various aspects of the National Zoning Atlas, including the potential for cross-jurisdictional zoning research and state-level policy change. Highlights state atlases in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Montana.
Biden’s Housing Plan Sounds Good in Theory But Needs Lots of Help If It’s Going to Work
Introduces the National Zoning Atlas as a potential tool to assist in the implementation of the Biden Administration’s Housing Supply Action Plan.
More States — and the Feds — Are Getting into Zoning Reform for Sustainable Transport
Summarizes recent actions by state governments and the Biden Administration to enact zoning reform.
National Zoning Atlas Launched to Make America's Patchwork of Codes Accessible and Comprehensible
Announces the launch of the National Zoning Atlas.
New Tool Reveals America’s Zoning Problem
Ties the launch of the National Zoning Atlas to research compiled in the National Apartment Association’s Barriers to Apartment Construction Index.
Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Zoning
A conversation on the connections between zoning reform and sustainable transportation advocacy.
Is It Time for a National Zoning Atlas?
Recounts the production of the Connecticut Zoning Atlas and introduces the concept of a National Zoning Atlas.
Why the U.S. Needs a National Zoning Atlas
Opinion piece from Sara Bronin, founder of the National Zoning Atlas, explaining its rationale and promise.