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The bimonthly RBC Newsletter Breakthroughs contains successful,
interesting strategies for overcoming regulatory barriers to affordable
housing. Many of these strategies have been drawn from actual submissions
sent in by Clearinghouse participants. While we cannot guarantee
that your submission will be published in Breakthroughs,
we do encourage you to submit your experiences
with barriers encountered and solutions achieved. Subscribing
to Breakthroughs is easy and free. Below, you will find
our current and back issues, starting with the most recent.
Volume 7 Number 4
In this issue...
Connecticut Enacts Legislation to Increase Housing Affordability
Regional Affordable Housing Programs
Greyfield Redevelopment Creates Housing Opportunities
Volume 7 Number 3
In this issue...
Redeveloping Brownfields to Create Affordable Housing
Form-Based Zoning Codes Encourage Housing Development
Volume 7 Number 2
In this issue...
Parking Regulations and Housing Affordability
Indiana’s Efforts to Increase the Affordable Housing Supply
Incentive Zoning
Volume 7 Number 1
In this issue...
Cutting Costs with Cottage Housing
California Promotes Affordable Housing
Supporting Affordable Housing through Trust Funds
Volume 6 Number 6
In this issue...
Military Base Closures Provide New Housing Opportunities
Promoting Affordable Housing in Colorado
Maintaining the Affordable Housing Supply through
Historic Preservation
Volume 6 Number 5
In this issue...
Oregon's Living Smart Program: Big Ideas for Small Lots
Los Angeles and Live-Work Revival
Chicago's Accessibility Code Incorporates Multi-Agency Regulations
Volume 6 Number 4
In this issue...
2007 Robert L. Woodson, Jr. Award Recipient: Bowling Green, Kentucky
State Actions to Protect Manufactured Housing Communities
Charlotte’s Transit-Oriented Developments Close to Realization
Volume 6 Number 3
In this issue...
Albuquerque, New Mexico Adopts Proportional Impact Fees
Using State Legislation to Promote Affordable Housing in Illinois
Update: Vermont Supports Smart Growth and Affordable Housing
Volume 6 Number 2
In this issue...
Reducing Regulatory Barriers through Electronic Permitting
Santa Cruz's Accessory Dwelling Unit Program
Update: Austin's S.M.A.R.T. Housing Policy Initiative
Volume 6 Number 1
In this issue...
Announcement: HUD’s National Call to Action
Jurisdictions Aim to Increase Workforce Housing
Mixed-Use Libraries Serve Two Community Needs
Volume 5 Number 6
In this issue...
Seattle's Plan to Implement Sustainable Affordable Housing
Tax Policies to Support Affordable Housing
Planning Affordable Housing: The Goals of New York and New Jersey
Announcement: Housing Impact Analysis
Volume 5 Number 5
In this issue...
Court Rulings on Local Regulatory Power
California Fights Back with Legislation against NIMBYism
Syracuse Provides Protection against Home Equity Loss
Florida Task Force Recommends Limited State Regulation of Impact Fees (part 3)
Volume 5 Number 4
In this issue...
Columbus, Ohio Continues Implementing Administrative Streamlining Reforms
Sacramento Provides Pre-approved House Plans To Speed Redevelopment
States Move to Promote Accessory Housing Development
Volume 5 Number 3
In this issue...
Florida Task Force Recommends Limited State Regulation of Impact Fees (part 2)
Chamber Efforts Support Regulatory Reforms
Promoting Employee Housing in Resort Destinations
Volume 5 Number 2
In this issue…
Legislatures Continue Regulatory Reform Efforts
Technology Speeds the Development Process
Regulatory Reform and Manufactured Housing
Volume 5 Number 1
In this issue…
Florida Task Force Studies Need
for State Regulation of Impact Fees
Manufactured Housing Barriers Fall in California
Code Reforms Aid Rehabilitation
Efforts, Part 2
Volume 4 Issue 5
In this issue…
Code Reforms Aid Rehabilitation
Efforts
Columbus Makes Written Commitment
to Improve Development Review Process
Tax Increment Financing of Infrastructure
Volume 4 Issue 4
In this issue…
Architectural Design Strategies Allow
for Seamless Integration of Affordable Housing
Converting Motels into Affordable
Housing Through Regulatory Reform
Regulating Duplexes
Volume 4, Issue 3
In this issue...
Communities Receive Awards for Reducing
Regulatory Barriers
Volume 4, Issue 2
In this issue…
Property Tax Exemptions Promote
Affordable Rental and Homeownership Housing in Seattle
Other Countries Experiencing Similar
Barriers to Affordable Housing
Efforts to Reduce Regulatory Barriers
Capture State Legislatures’ Attention
Volume 4, Issue 1
In this issue…
Affordable Housing Task Forces and
Monitoring
Wisconsin Grapples with Property
Tax Exemptions
Boise, Idaho and New Hampshire Housing
Aid Applicants Applying for HUD Funding
Volume 3, Issue 6
In this issue...
Smart Growth and Affordable Housing:
Rhode Island's Balancing Act
Response to Notice to Cure Article
Housing Task Forces Address Zoning
and Property Tax Reform
Volume 3, Issue 5
In this issue...
Aiming to Reduce Opposition to Affordable
Housing
Parking Requirements and Infill
Development
Affordable Housing Task Forces and
Regulatory Reform
Volume 3, Issue 4
In this issue...
Non-Conforming Uses - A Source of
Affordable Housing
Regulating Manufactured Home Parks:
Cost vs Improved Living Conditions
Award-Winning Program Streamlines
Processing for Affordable Housing
Volume 3, Issue 3
In this issue...
Impact Fees: How Affordable Housing
Fares
States Allow Tax Preferences for
Renters
Addressing the High Cost of Building:
Keeping a Lid on Liability Insurance
Volume 3, Issue 2
In this issue...
How different states approach the
issue of regulatory reform
A description of a Maine legislative
committee's effort to tackle regulatory reform
Pennsylvania's Department of Community
and Economic Development regulatory reform technical assistance
guide
Volume 3, Issue 1
In this issue…
How communities use accessory dwelling
units to increase the supply of affordable housing
How Oregon uses state reviews to
reduce land use litigation
How states encourage or discourage
the use of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Volume 2, Issue 6
In this issue...
Environmental Groups and Developers
Join Forces to Promote Infill in San Francisco
Tennessee Expedites Access to Housing
for Those with Disabilities
Few Take Advantage of Hawaii Housing
Tax Programs
Volume 2, Issue 5
In this issue...
Impact Fee Waivers in Salt Lake
City
Zoning's Impact on Home-Based Businesses
in New Jersey
Rent Controls and Affordable Housing
in the Boston Area
Volume 2, Issue 4
In this issue...
Considerations for Density Bonus
Ordinances
Richmond Transforms Vacant Properties
Anchorage Pushes Electronic Permitting
Volume 2, Issue 3
In this issue...
Tax Relief Programs For Low- and
Moderate-Income Owners and Renters
New Jersey's Rehabilitation Code
Spurs Redevelopment
Manufactured Housing and Zoning
in Jacksonville, Florida
Volume 2, Issue 2
In this issue...
Smart Growth and Affordable Housing,
Vermont
Density Bonuses; Berkeley, California
Accessory Dwelling Units; Seattle,
Washington, Cary North Carolina
Volume 1, Issue 1
In this issue...
Introduction to the RBC
Bonus Densities, Arlington, Virginia
Habitat Construction Challenges,
Southern California
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