Reason Magazine
•Is the YIMBY Movement Hopelessly Divided?
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Three recently published books show there's not a clear consensus about what kinds of homes we should build, how to build them, and who should decide where they go.
Authors: Legislation and constitutional litigation are not mutually exclusive paths to curbing exclusionary zoning.
Reform should be pursued on multiple tracks, not just one, they say.
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80
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informal
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English
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69
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medium-lived
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https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/24/17896482/building-more-stuff-housing-gentrification-citieshttps://www.housingtrap.org/https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4728312https://www.strandbooks.com/on-the-housing-crisis-land-development-democracy-atlantic-editions-9781638931966.htmlhttps://www.strongtowns.org/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/06/constitutional-case-against-exclusionary-zoning/678659/https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22597947/homeowner-nimby-affordable-housing-localhttps://nowheretolive.org/https://www.vox.com/policy/389431/housing-affordable-homes-yimby-nimby-shortage-constructionhttps://www.betonit.ai/p/how-constitutional-litigation-can
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