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Zoning Atlas provides new tool to map state-wide housing needs and barriers to development
Overview of the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas’s methods and launch announcement, highlighting its use to guide conversations about development, economic opportunity, and density.
New Hampshire zoning atlas is first statewide resource to compare housing rules
Coverage of the release of the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas.
Zoning atlas puts New Hampshire’s municipal housing barriers on display
Overview of initial findings from the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas, offering the analysis that exclusionary zoning measures blunt statewide economic growth.
NH Zoning Atlas may be ‘turning point’ in housing crisis
Celebrates the launch of the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas, emphasizing its potential role in addressing the state’s housing crisis.
New Hampshire Zoning Atlas unveiled to help policymakers address housing issues
Covers methodology and major findings from the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas.
New map tool compares zoning disparities around the state
Coverage of New Hampshire Zoning Atlas debut with outline of initial project findings.
Montana’s Fear of "California-Style Zoning" Spurs Reform
Local coverage of zoning reform bills, informed by findings from the Montana Zoning Atlas, proposed in Montana’s 2023 legislative session.
YIMBY Zoning Reform Sweeps the Mountain West
Connects research from the Montana Zoning Atlas to advocacy efforts in favor of addressing exclusionary zoning conditions in the Mountain West.
Creating a Charlotte Region Zoning Atlas
Aaron Houck of the North Carolina Zoning Atlas outlines the process and impetus for the creation of a zoning atlas covering the fourteen-county Charlotte region.
Report highlights zoning reforms that could improve Montana's housing supply
Coverage of Montana Zoning Atlas report highlighting how Montana’s severe zoning restrictions undercut efforts to build much-needed multi-family housing throughout the state.
Kendall Cotton: Time for Action on Housing Affordability
Opinion piece from Montana Zoning Atlas Director Kendall Cotton outlining key findings from the newly completed Montana Zoning Atlas that show how zoning constraints contribute to the state’s housing crisis.
This Group Is Trying To Make Sense of Hawaii’s Regulatory Landscape
Discusses the progress of the Hawaii Zoning Atlas and the National Zoning Atlas, highlighting recent local examples of zoning limiting the construction of new affordable housing.
How NIMBYism Chokes Off Affordable Housing Even in Big Sky Country
Opinion piece from Kendall Cotton, Director of the Montana Zoning Atlas, explaining how restrictive zoning increases housing prices and produces sprawl as Montana experiences rising housing demand.
“Hawaii Zoning Atlas” Will Identify Barriers to Housing
Offers background on Hawaii’s existing land use regime and discusses how the Hawaii Zoning Atlas might provide a tool for housing reform. Includes a video interview with Trey Gordner, Director of the Hawaii Zoning Atlas.
Podcast: Making Zoning Easier to Understand with Sara Bronin, Cornell University
Sara Bronin, Professor of Architecture and Planning at Cornell University, joined the podcast to discuss a recent article she wrote about the need for a zoning atlas. She talked about her time on the Planning Commission in the City of Hartford, Connecticut, and how they updated the City’s zoning code. She discussed founding Desegregate Connecticut and creating the Connecticut Zoning Atlas and how better information about zoning affects the conversation about reform.