Building Our Way Out Of A Housing Shortage
Eli Dourado at The New York Times writes that The solution to high housing costs could not be simpler: Build more homes… (New York Times)
How do we do this? To build more housing, we must sweep aside the regulatory obstacles that stand in the way…
- “To become a nation that builds, we must tear down the regulatory obstacles. In housing, ordinances that prohibit multifamily housing need to go. Other policies that limit density, like parking minimums and height restrictions, must be liberalized.”
Dourado explains how zoning has been used historically to segregate people based on race and income. He also explains how environmental laws can have the same impact…