Planning and zoning for growth: A few lessons from Los Angeles

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Other

Publication Date

4-27-2017

Publisher

Planetizen, Inc.

Abstract

The quantity, quality, and location of new housing affects affordability, climate change, and social equity. Zoning changes that enable more housing construction ("upzoning") are often necessary and yet we have little empirical evidence about where and why rezonings occur. In a recent article in the Journal of Planning Education and Research, I examine the prevalence and characteristics of upzoning in Los Angeles.

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