Promoting Housing Affordability by Making Cities Smarter About Land-Use Regulation

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas J. Marantz
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Housing Affordability ◽  
Land Use Regulation

scholarly journals Is Housing Unaffordable? Why Isn't It More Affordable?

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M Quigley ◽  
Steven Raphael
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Housing Affordability ◽  
Housing Quality ◽  
Land Use Regulation ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Rental Market ◽  
The Past ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
The U.S

This paper reviews trends in housing affordability in the U.S. over the past four decades. There is little evidence that owner-occupied housing has become less affordable. In contrast, there have been modest increases in the fraction of income that the median renter household devotes to housing. We find pronounced increases in the rent burdens for poor households. We explore the low-income rental market in more detail, analyzing the relative importance of changes in the income distribution, in housing quality, land use regulation, and zoning in affecting rent burdens. We also sketch out some policies that might improve housing affordability.

Zoning and affordability: A reply to Rodríguez-Pose and Storper

Urban Studies ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 004209802091033 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Manville ◽  
Michael Lens ◽  
Paavo Monkkonen
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
Housing Affordability ◽  
Housing Construction ◽  
Land Use Regulation ◽  
Housing Production ◽  
Housing Density ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Housing Outcomes

Would increasing allowable housing densities in expensive cities generate more housing construction and make housing more affordable? In a provocative article, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Michael Storper survey the evidence and answer no. Restrictions on housing density, they contend, do not substantially influence housing production or price. They further argue that allowing more density in growing metropolitan areas would only improve housing outcomes for the affluent, and most likely harm the poor. We take issue with both of these contentions. While uncertainties remain in the study of housing prices and land use regulation, neither theory nor evidence warrant dispensing with zoning reform, or concluding that it could only be regressive. Viewed in full, the evidence suggests that increasing allowable housing densities is an important part of housing affordability in expensive regions.

The Impact of Zoning and Built Environment Characteristics on Transit, Biking, and Walking

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-129
Author(s):  
Andrew G. Mueller ◽  
Daniel J. Trujillo
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Discrete Choice ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Choice Model ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Land Use Regulation ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact

This study furthers existing research on the link between the built environment and travel behavior, particularly mode choice (auto, transit, biking, walking). While researchers have studied built environment characteristics and their impact on mode choice, none have attempted to measure the impact of zoning on travel behavior. By testing the impact of land use regulation in the form of zoning restrictions on travel behavior, this study expands the literature by incorporating an additional variable that can be changed through public policy action and may help cities promote sustainable real estate development goals. Using a unique, high-resolution travel survey dataset from Denver, Colorado, we develop a multinomial discrete choice model that addresses unobserved travel preferences by incorporating sociodemographic, built environment, and land use restriction variables. The results suggest that zoning can be tailored by cities to encourage reductions in auto usage, furthering sustainability goals in transportation.

scholarly journals Measuring the Stringency of Land Use Regulation: The Case of China's Building Height Limits

2017 ◽  
Vol 99 (4) ◽  
pp. 663-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan K. Brueckner ◽  
Shihe Fu ◽  
Yizhen Gu ◽  
Junfu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Regulation ◽  
Building Height
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