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Volume 8, Issue 2
Texas Adopts Legislation to Mitigate Gentrification
Historic Mill Sites in Massachusetts Provide Housing
Improving Quality of Life with Workforce Housing
2009 Archives
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2009
Volume 8 Number 1
January 2009
Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing
Incentives to Promote Infill Housing
Update: The HousingMinnesota Campaign back to top
2008
Volume 7 Number 6
November 2008
Zoning for Affordability
Single Room Occupancies
Home from the Office: Adapting
Underutilized Office Parks for Housing back to top
Volume 7 Number 5
September 2008
In this issue...
Land Banks and Affordable Housing
Regulatory Reform in Orange County, Florida
Historic Preservation Increases Housing Supply back to top
Volume 7 Number 4
July 2008
In this issue...
Connecticut Enacts Legislation to Increase Housing Affordability
Regional Affordable Housing Programs
Greyfield Redevelopment Creates Housing Opportunities back to top
Volume 7 Number 3
May 2008
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Redeveloping Brownfields to Create Affordable Housing
Form-Based Zoning Codes Encourage Housing Development back to top
Volume 7 Number 2
March 2008
In this issue...
Parking Regulations and Housing Affordability
Indiana’s Efforts to Increase the Affordable Housing Supply back to top
Incentive Zoning
Volume 7 Number 1
January 2008
In this issue...
Cutting Costs with Cottage Housing
California Promotes Affordable Housing
Supporting Affordable Housing through Trust Funds back to top
2007
Volume 6 Number 5
September 2007
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 back to top
Volume 6 Number 4
July 2007
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 back to top
Volume 6 Number 3
May 2007
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 back to top
Volume 6 Number 2
March 2007
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 back to top
Volume 6 Number 1
January 2007
In this issue...
Announcement: HUD’s National Call to Action
Jurisdictions Aim to Increase Workforce Housing
Mixed-Use Libraries Serve Two Community Needs back to top
2006
Volume 5 Number 6
November 2006
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 back to top
Volume 5 Number 5
September 2006
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) back to top
Volume 5 Number 4
July 2006
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 back to top
Volume 5 Number 3
April 2006
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 back to top
Volume 5 Number 2
February/March 2006
In this issue…
Legislatures Continue Regulatory Reform Efforts
Technology Speeds the Development Process
Regulatory Reform and Manufactured Housing back to top
Volume 5 Number 1
January 2006
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 back to top
Volume 4 Issue 5
October 2005
In this issue...
Code Reforms Aid Rehabilitation
Efforts
Columbus Makes Written Commitment
to Improve Development Review Process
Tax Increment Financing of Infrastructure back to top
Volume 4, Issue 3
June/July 2005
In this issue...
Communities Receive Awards for Reducing
Regulatory Barriers back to top
Volume 4, Issue 2
May 2005
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 back to top
Volume 4, Issue 1
March 2005
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 back to top
2004
Volume 3, Issue 6
December 2004
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 back to top
Volume 3, Issue 5
November 2004
In this issue...
Aiming to Reduce Opposition to Affordable Housing
Parking Requirements and Infill Development
Affordable Housing Task Forces and Regulatory Reform back to top
Volume 3, Issue 4
October 2004
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 back to top
Volume 3, Issue 3
June 2004
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 back to top
Volume 3, Issue 2
March 2004
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 back to top
Volume 3, Issue 1
January 2004
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 back to top
2003
Volume 2, Issue 6
November 2003
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 back to top
Volume 2, Issue 5
September 2003
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 back to top
Volume 2, Issue 4
July 2003
In this issue...
Considerations for Density Bonus Ordinances
Richmond Transforms Vacant Properties
Anchorage Pushes Electronic Permitting back to top
Volume 2, Issue 3
May 2003
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 back to top
Volume 2, Issue 2
March 2003
In this issue...
Smart Growth and Affordable Housing, Vermont
Density Bonuses; Berkeley, California
Accessory Dwelling Units; Seattle, Washington, Cary North Carolina back to top
