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Land Use, Human Health, and Equity Project, Post 40: Lessons Learned
Elisabeth Haub Law School of LawPace UniversityLand Use Law CenterBlog No. 40 of the Land Use, Human Health, and Equity ProjectEditor: Brooke MercaldiContributing Author: John R. Nolon, Distinguished Professor Emeritus [*]Lessons Learned In this 40th and final blog in our series of…
Comments on Boise’s Draft Zoning Code Revision
This post is admittedly probably of interest only to Boise folks… Boise is in the process of overhauling its zoning code for the first time since 1965. Below is the core of comments I submitted today on the draft code revision. …
Forget duplexes and redevelop the strip malls: Proposals from Boston
As readers of this blog know, I am dubious that trying to upzone single-family districts will have much luck in actually producing much housing any time soon. And by "any time soon" I mean, like, in the next decade or…
New edition of ABA Legal Guide to Affordable Housing Development just published!
This just in from Tim Iglesias:The third edition of the ABA Legal Guide to Affordable Housing Development has been published: https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/420065732/This book is a comprehensive legal guide to the development of affordable housing for practitioners and housing advocates.…
Is single-family district reform missing the mark on missing middle housing?
There are a lot of news stories out there reporting on the first implementations of single-family zoning retrofits but this one got me in particular. Olympia, Washington essentially rezoned all single-family districts not just for duplexes, but fourplexes. The result…
Free ABA Webinar: Wed Jan 19: A Practitioner’s Guide to Writing A Journal Article
Tomorrow, Wednesday January 19 at 12:30 Central, I am moderating an ABA panel for practitioners about writing journal articles with two wonderful panelists. The event is free. I hope you will join us, or perhaps recommend the event to a…
Land Use, Human Health, and Equity Project, Post 33: Gentrification: Remedies and Consequences
Elisabeth Haub Law School of LawPace UniversityLand Use Law CenterSupervisor: John R. Nolon, Distinguished ProfessorBlog No. 33 of the Land Use, Human Health, and Equity ProjectEditor: Brooke MercaldiContributing Author: Gabriella Mickel [*]Gentrification: Remedies and ConsequencesGentrification is defined as “the process…
Crafting a state-specific land use law casebook: The example of Idaho
What does a land use law casebook look like if it is written from a state-specific point of view? I’ve thought about this a lot, given that I am a co-author on a national land use law casebook with some amazing…
CFP: Idaho Law Review symposium on growth and housing affordability
The Idaho Law Review will be holding its annual symposium on land use and growth issues this year. As some of you may have read in the news, Boise was recently named the least affordable city in America due in large part…