Donna Shen Tripp’s Post

This is a great quote from a new writeup by a local planner, Elizabeth Ward Williams -- it challenges us to reconsider what a ‘traditional neighborhood’ is in an urban context: “We need a land use that allows for Traditional Neighborhood Uses: single-family homes, duplexes, small apartments, and small commercial uses like schools, offices and neighborhood retail. Things people can walk to! In our minds, these are the things that give a neighborhood character.” Well said! Complete neighborhoods should be the norm for cities, and they should be allowed by zoning. This is exactly the wisdom that needs to be presented in the Comprehensive Development Plan that’s underway for Atlanta. Read the full post at the Kronberg website: https://lnkd.in/eD2hvNf9 And here’s some info on the Atlanta Comprehensive Development Plan which the city must update every few years: https://lnkd.in/e-skVpvU This CDP informs many things about our development, including the direction our zoning changes should take. The planning process is happening now. Find info on meetings here: https://lnkd.in/eWywkser

Some initial thoughts on the proposed rezoning programs released yesterday by the Los Angeles Dept of City Planning: I've only gone through the State Density Bonus and Mixed Income incentive programs so far, and mostly just skimming -- I unfortunately won't have time to read these in depth. We'll be working on calculating Fair Housing Land Use Scores for the new programs to see how they perform at adding capacity in high-opportunity neighborhoods. Big picture, the state density bonus stuff is good. It's basically a better version of the TOC program, with more bonuses, reasonable IZ reqs, more by-right pathways. I strongly doubt it will score positively on AFFH though -- it just upsizes where you can already build dense housing. The Mixed Income program is disappointing. The good news is the Opportunity Corridor and OC Transition Area programs will affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH) by limiting themselves to high and highest opportunity TCAC areas. The bad news is that, even on the corridors, we're looking at a maximum of 7 stories, and the transition areas extend only 350 feet from the corridors (less than a typical block), allow only 4-10 units per parcel in 2-3 story buildings. Mostly importantly, it only applies in R2 and RD zones, which can't be that common in these corridor transition areas. Most will be R1-zoned, and therefore exempt under the current proposal. So yes, the program will almost certainly AFFH, but if it gets a high fair housing score but adds relatively little to the city's development capacity, then it doesn't count for much. Distribution matters, but so does quantity. Still haven't read up on the Affordable Housing Overlay, but we already know City Planning isn't planning to allow its use in R1 zones either. For those interested, I wrote up a more detailed (still very incomplete) analysis here. Note that I initially misread the Opportunity Corridor program as applying to the OC Transition Area (I wish!), but it's corrected later in the thread: https://lnkd.in/gx822CPa

Are overly burdensome zoning regulations holding back the construction of much-needed housing across Connecticut? Yes. The solution: coalitions and reshaping zoning policy. At #CAHC2023, we explored regulations and strategies that have successfully led to the construction of more homes and discovered how property owners, local advocates, and developers can effectively present these concepts to local land use boards to help pave the way for housing in more innovative and accessible ways. Watch the full video on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3UpuY7E #CAHCSpotlight #HereForHousing #ZoningReform

Tune in today (Wednesday) at noon to this important discussion of hardship and housing!

Data analysis is essential for building affordable and supportive housing in the communities that need it the most. We're grateful to the New York Housing Conference for their new tool that ranks NYC Council Districts by affordable housing production to keep elected officials accountable. Check out this great new tracking tool here: https://lnkd.in/eFtwAy_K  #NYCHousingTracker #affordablehousing #supportivehousing #SayYestoHousing

What are Special Purpose Districts? A Conversation with George Janes April 2, 2024 6:00 p.m. Via Zoom Co-Sponsored by Landmark West!   In examining the proposed City of Yes zoning text amendments, the question has been raised about how City of Yes will impact the many Special Purpose Districts across the city. But what is a Special Purpose District and how do they help preserve unique community character?    The City Planning Commission has been designating these districts since 1969 to achieve specific planning and urban design objectives. These districts can also be seen as preservation tools in protecting specific streetscape characteristics but also zoning uses such as specific commercial corridors. Ranging from the Hillsides Preservation District of Staten Island to the Special Grand Concourse District of the Bronx, these tools are important, but not always well understood.      Join this online conversation with zoning expert George Janes where he explains the history of special districts in New York and how these can be used as a tool for neighborhood preservation, especially with the proposed changes coming from the City of Yes proposals. Friend of HDC / Senior $5; General Admission $10 https://lnkd.in/eS8GegpA

📰Weekly planning news   Planning Portal have drawn on trusted sources to bring you a simple summary of key planning news - keeping you informed, despite your busy schedule.    This week we've covered the release of SEC Newgate UK's National Planning Barometer, Lichfields UK's comprehensive report on town centre repurposing, and the House of Commons Committee report which finds current housing measures are failing disabled people.   ➡Visit our website to read the full stories: https://ow.ly/sg2b50SbLb5   ➡️Sign up to our newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/ccWWgL   #PlanningNews #WeeklySummary #TownCentre #HousingMeasures #LocalGovernment #UrbanPlanning #PolicyUpdates #DevelopmentNews #PlanningPortal

🤩 New Event: Excluded: How Snob Zoning, NIMBYism, and Class Bias Build the Walls We Don't See. Date: Tuesday, June 11 Time: 7-8 pm Location: Zoom (register here: https://lnkd.in/eMWyfvRV) As Cambridge begins the conversation on zoning changes that would eliminate single-family-housing-only neighborhoods and allow multi-family housing to be built city-wide, attend this very timely zoom webinar with Prof. Richard D. Kahlenberg, sponsored by A Better Cambridge (ABC) and Abundant Housing MA (AHMA). He will be discussing his recent book "Excluded: How Snob Zoning, NIMBYism, and Class Bias Build the Walls We Don't See." Learn how exclusionary snob zoning makes housing unaffordable, frustrates the goals of the civil rights movement, and locks in inequality in our urban and suburban landscapes. Register for the Zoom meeting with the link above, and please suggest any questions to ask in the event here:https://lnkd.in/eBthdxdU.

Zoning reform concepts for attainable housing are all very popular in Pennsylvania—more than in other large states! It’s time to pass statewide zoning standards in 2024 https://pew.org/3UmdXuP

Lessons from a Modern Master of Low-Rise Housing https://lnkd.in/gzi3vr69