HOW ZONING SHAPES COMMUNITIES

THE GOOD, BAD AND HOPEFUL ASPECTS 

OF THE CENTURY-OLD TOOL THAT DETERMINES

EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PLACES WE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY

Salim Furth, senior research fellow, and Eli Kahn, research assistant, at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, recently published a state legislature housing reform 2023 review.

It discusses bipartisan bills aimed at loosening zoning regulations to rein in local regulatory power.

For instance, “Montana has become the first red state to enact sweeping housing legislation to confront a cost crisis,” Furth said.

The review is available at

https://www.mercatus.org/research/policy-briefs/housing-reform-states-me...