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Addressing Restrictive Zoning for Affordable Housing: Experiences in Four States

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  • Rachel G. Bratt
  • Abigail Vladeck

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Affordable housing development in suburban locales is often constrained by zoning and other municipal land-use restrictions. This article explores experiences in four states that have been recognized for exemplary interventions that address "exclusionary zoning." Using quantitative and qualitative methods, the article examines overall production levels resulting from the specific program, the extent to which such production is occurring in locales with more White residents and more higher-income residents, and the levels of compliance with state-specified goals, where such goals exist. When possible, cross-state comparisons are provided. Although there are clear signs of progress, with municipalities increasing their affordable housing stocks and with some of this production occurring in locales that probably would not have developed such housing without such state (or county) intervention, the pace has been slow. A number of recommendations are offered for these and other states contemplating strategies to address exclusionary land-use practices.

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  • Rachel G. Bratt & Abigail Vladeck, 2014. "Addressing Restrictive Zoning for Affordable Housing: Experiences in Four States," Housing Policy Debate, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(3), pages 594-636, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:houspd:v:24:y:2014:i:3:p:594-636
    DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2014.886279
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    1. Nicholas Chiumenti & Aradhya Sood, 2022. "Local Zoning Laws and the Supply of Multifamily Housing in Greater Boston," New England Public Policy Center Research Report 22-1, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
    2. Yannis M. Ioannides, 2017. "Review of Climbing Mount Laurel: The Struggle for Affordable Housing and Social Mobility in an American Suburb by Douglas S. Massey et al," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 55(2), pages 609-620, June.

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