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Topics › Urban Growth and Land Use

Urban Growth and Land Use

  • Affordable Housing
  • Eminent Domain and Regulatory Takings
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Land-use regulations continue to cause housing shortage

Land-use regulations continue to cause housing shortage

By Vittorio Nastasi

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the short-term housing shortage, but excessive regulation has contributed to rising housing costs for several decades.

Georgia temporary property tax change for disaster areas amendment (2022)
Georgia temporary property tax change for disaster areas amendment (2022)

By Baruch Feigenbaum

Regulations keep homeownership out of reach for young Americans
Regulations keep homeownership out of reach for young Americans

By Vittorio Nastasi

Land-use regulations drive up the cost of housing and hamper economic mobility
Land-use regulations drive up the cost of housing and hamper economic mobility

By Vittorio Nastasi

Steps metro governments can take to address housing affordability, skyrocketing prices
Steps metro governments can take to address housing affordability, skyrocketing prices

By Baruch Feigenbaum

  • Poorly designed impact fees make housing more expensive
    Poorly designed impact fees make housing more expensive

    Commentary by Vittorio Nastasi

  • Examining the induced demand arguments used to discourage freeway expansion
    Examining the induced demand arguments used to discourage freeway expansion

    Commentary by Steven Polzin

  • California Ballot Initiative Analysis: Proposition 21 (2020)
    California Ballot Initiative Analysis: Proposition 21 (2020)

    Voters' Guide by Marc Joffe

  • Housing Regulations and Occupational Licensing Are Hurting Millennials
    Housing Regulations and Occupational Licensing Are Hurting Millennials

    Commentary by Vittorio Nastasi

  • How to Ensure the Economic Downturn Doesn’t Exacerbate Florida’s Housing Crisis
    How to Ensure the Economic Downturn Doesn’t Exacerbate Florida’s Housing Crisis

    Commentary by Vittorio Nastasi and Alix Ollivier

  • Reducing Zoning Laws and Allowing Market-Based Housing Would Help San Jose
    Reducing Zoning Laws and Allowing Market-Based Housing Would Help San Jose

    Commentary by Alix Ollivier

  • Debate Over Local Control and State Preemption Heats Up on Short-Term Rentals
    Debate Over Local Control and State Preemption Heats Up on Short-Term Rentals

    Commentary by Adrian Moore

  • How Cities Often Overstate the Economic Impact of Events and Facilities
    How Cities Often Overstate the Economic Impact of Events and Facilities

    Commentary by Adrian Moore and Spence Purnell

  • San Francisco’s Latest Affordable Housing Bond Isn’t the Answer to the City’s Housing Crisis
    San Francisco’s Latest Affordable Housing Bond Isn’t the Answer to the City’s Housing Crisis

    Commentary by Alix Ollivier

Urban Growth and Land Use Policy Studies

  • The Transportation Advantages Of Dispersed City Structures Compared To Central Business District-Focused City Structures
    The Transportation Advantages Of Dispersed City Structures Compared To Central Business District-Focused City Structures

    Policy Brief by Phil Hayward

  • The Economic Problems Caused By Constraining Urban Growth
    The Economic Problems Caused By Constraining Urban Growth

    Policy Brief by Phil Hayward

  • Urban Containment: The Social and Economic Consequences of Limiting Housing and Travel Options
    Urban Containment: The Social and Economic Consequences of Limiting Housing and Travel Options

    Policy Study by Wendell Cox and Adrian Moore

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