Dive into in-depth research reports commissioned by the California YIMBY Education Fund on housing policy, advocacy, and legislation.| California YIMBY
California has a severe shortage of middle-income housing or small (fewer than 10 homes) multi-family housing developments near jobs and transit; the lack of such housing is driving the displacement and severe rent burden of Californians across the state. The…| California YIMBY
Click here to read a statement by bill co-sponsors regarding last-minute changes to SB 684 prior to its passage. SB 684 streamlines approvals for “starter” homes in infill developments of 10 homes or less in multi-family zones. Most Californians share…| California YIMBY
Over the past three decades, most new homes in California have been built in or near the wildland-urban interface (WUI). As catastrophic fires in the WUI grow worse with climate change, effective fire-risk reduction strategies are essential. In Land Use…| California YIMBY
Housing costs are a contentious political issue in most American cities. Demands for building more “affordable housing” run up against a variety of politically-powerful stakeholders, who are ambivalent (at best) about neighborhood change; many constituents are fiercely opposed to even…| California YIMBY
UCLA Urban Planning Professor Transformed California, National Land Use. "Professor Shoup was a testament to the value of transformative policy backed by solid analysis"| California YIMBY
As America’s population ages, the need to provide safe and efficient mobility from far-flung suburbs and subdivisions grows more acute. Our current transportation systems, land use, and development patterns all but mandate private car ownership and driving – which is…| California YIMBY
Adding to a growing body of research on the intersections between climate and housing policy, a new report prepared for the Colorado Energy Office looks at the impact of various land use policies on residential growth and greenhouse gas emissions…| California YIMBY
What is “affordable housing?” When most people hear the term “affordable housing,” they think “housing that I can afford based on my income and expenses,” not “housing that is subsidized and restricted to households that make less than a certain…| California YIMBY
Inclusionary Zoning (IZ), the practice of requiring home builders to set aside some units in new housing construction to be rented at below-market rates (BMR) to low-income households, is a popular strategy to increase the production of affordable housing while…| California YIMBY