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THE ROLE OF ZONING IN FUTURE PLACEMAKING
Reflections on the what the Hampton Roads portion of the Virginia Zoning Atlas reveals about the region's history of restrictive zoning.
Zoning Atlas with Sara Bronin
Podcast interview with NZA founder Sara Bronin reflecting on the Connecticut Zoning Atlas’ role in promoting zoning justice in the state.
What's the argument for rewriting Nashville's zoning code
Cites data in displayed in the Tennessee Zoning Atlas’ regional Nashville Atlas.
2023 Housing Fact Book, Rhode Island Zoning Atlas detail various housing trends
Covers HousingWorks RI’s October 2023 release of the Rhode Island Zoning Atlas.
NH among highest in country for housing need
Uses the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas to situate another report's findings about state housing needs.
Emanuel Garcia Flores: Why it’s easier to build single-family suburbs but not denser affordable housing
Op-ed by former NZA intern Emanuel Garcia Flores on what working with zoning codes revealed about the national state of housing access.
Complex Systems and Homelessness with Yoshi Bird
Project Director, Yoshi Bird, discusses the processes and motivation behind creating the Vermont Zoning Atlas—to democratize how we understand land use regulations.
A statewide consensus: More affordable housing is needed in New Hampshire
Looks at survey data that reveals New Hampshire residents are increasingly in support of building more affordable housing, underscoring the prescient value of the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas.
Hawaiʻi Zoning Atlas helps people navigate land-use rules and regulations
Director of the Hawaii Zoning Atlas, Trey Gordner, discusses how the atlas will help modernize and democratize outdated state land use regulations.
New project helps examine how zoning affects the housing crunch in New Hampshire
Introduces the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas and evaluates its findings in the Monadnock Region.
Home prices in New Hampshire set another new record; old concerns remain
Cites the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas in identifying restrictive zoning as a cause of the state’s record-high home prices.
Zoning laws contribute to neighborhood segregation in CT, study finds
Public radio segment highlighting the “Bringing Zoning into Focus” report to explicate the links between single-family zoning and segregation in the state.
Small Towns are Not Helping Young Families
Op-ed by a New Hampshire native citing findings from the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas about the difficulties of purchasing a starter home in the state.
Single-Family Zoning Linked With Income and Race Segregation
Provides an overview of findings from the “Bringing Zoning into Focus” report that studies zoning’s relationship to racial and economic segregation using the Connecticut Zoning Atlas dataset.
New report shows government red tape contributes to Middle TN housing shortage
Covers findings from the Middle Tennessee Zoning Atlas that reveal a highly restrictive regulatory landscape.
Lack of Multi-Family Zones Contributes to Nashville’s High Housing Costs, Study Says
Article citing Tennessee Zoning Atlas’s Middle Tennessee Zoning Atlas links lack of property zoned for multi-family housing in Davidson County to Nashville's affordability crisis.
Nashville zoning limits multi-family developments, report finds
Article summarizing findings from the Tennessee Zoning Atlas’s Middle Tennessee Zoning Atlas, highlighting how the region’s exclusionary zoning affects housing costs.
Report: Middle Tennessee zoning policies contributing to unaffordable housing
Reviews findings from the Tennessee Zoning Atlas’s Middle Tennessee Zoning Atlas.
The Connecticut Case: Sara Bronin on Zoning Reform and Desegregation in the Nutmeg State
NZA founder Sara Bronin discusses the lessons to be learned from a Connecticut advocacy group’s mission to transform the state’s zoning laws from tools for racial exclusion to instruments of social change and sustainability.
Zoning norms slow efforts to cut transportation pollution in Connecticut
The article highlights findings from the Connecticut Zoning Atlas, emphasizing how the state's local zoning ordinances, predominantly favor single-family homes, impede efforts to reduce vehicle emissions.