SB 35 was enacted in 2018 to streamline multifamily infill development in jurisdictions that are not meeting their housing production goals. This paper examines the usage of SB 35 and finds that over 18,000 new homes have either been approved or had an application pending for streamlining under this law... Read more »| Terner Center
In this brief, we interview planners and land use lawyers to gain an early understanding about the extent to which the new laws are influencing housing production. Making a connection between new laws and housing production is difficult; data can be hard to gather, and a range of other issues... Read more »| Terner Center
In this paper, we examine data for 10 early adopters of California’s Prohousing Designation Program, and assess whether the policies for which they received points are supported by research evidence that those policies can promote new housing development. Based on this analysis, we then turn to a series of recommendations... Read more »| Terner Center
This paper updates our 2020 report with expanded data on the potential for development on land owned by faith-based organizations throughout the state. This paper also adds to its calculations land controlled by nonprofit colleges, which have also made recent efforts to build affordable or middle-income housing on land they... Read more »| Terner Center
# House Bill 1491 would require cities to increase development capacity around train stations and bus rapid transit stops. But a contentious affordability requirement for that new development could be a sticking point.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
