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How Density Shortens Commute Times in the US and Mexico
A new study by Guerra and Li (2021) compares 100 of the largest urban regions in the United States...
The High Cost of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)
A new study from the UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation tackles a thorny question in...
California YIMBY Statement on Passage of AB 1401
Bill by Asm. Laura Friedman Eliminates Costly Parking Mandate “Affordable Housing for People, Not...
The HomeWork: May 28, 2021
Welcome to the May 28, 2021 Main edition of The HomeWork, the official newsletter of California...
The Limits of Inclusionary Zoning
A new paper by Cassola (2021) examines the costs and consequences of inclusionary zoning policies...
New Market-Rate Housing — It Lowers the Rent
The W.E. Upjohn Institute is back with a paper studying the impacts of new market-rate housing...
“I prefer housing that I could afford more than a place to park”
At a regular meeting of the Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission this week, Santa Rosa...
Black Housing Heroes: Tunua Thrash-Ntuk
My work in housing goes all the way back to riding the bus from South Central Los Angeles to the...
Transit Blues in the Golden State: How the Housing Crisis Hurts Transit Ridership
A new research brief from UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies finds more compelling evidence...
The Need for More Renters in our Representers
It’s no secret that homeowners are dramatically overrepresented at all levels of elected...