From traditional to reformed
Subtitle: a review of the land use regulations in the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas
By: by Rolf Pendall, Robert Puentes, and Jonathan Martin
Contributors: Puentes, Robert; Martin, Jonathan; Brookings Institution. Metropolitan Policy Program
Series: Research brief (Brookings Institution. Metropolitan Policy Program); Research brief (Brookings Institution. Metropolitan Policy Program)
Publisher: Brookings Institution, Metropolitan Policy Program
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Subjects: City planning and redevelopment law; Zoning; Metropolitan areas; Land use; Planning
Other titles: Review of the land use regulations in the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas; Land use regulations in the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas
Description: Local land use regulations help define the character of cities, towns, counties, and entire regions. Zoning, comprehensive plans, infrastructure control, urban containment, building moratoriums, and permit caps can drive development outward, promote density, or something in between. They can also directly affect the composition of inhabitants by facilitating rental properties and low-income residents, especially when these regulations are coupled with programs to promote housing affordability. This comprehensive survey of local land use regulations finds a wide variety of regulatory regimes in the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas. They range from exclusionary and restrictive to innovative and accommodating. These produce a variety of effects on metropolitan growth and density, and on the opportunities afforded to the residents that live there.
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