Problem, research strategy, and findings In light of recent debate over upzonings and
leveraging markets as means of expanding housing opportunity, I review the evolution of …

Zoning determines what can be built where, and is ubiquitous in the United States. Low-
density residential zoning predominates in US cities far more than in other countries, limiting …

The contemporary practice of homeownership in the United States was born out of
government programs adopted during the New Deal. The Home Owners Loan Corporation …

Local planning in the United States is unique in the amount of land it reserves for detached
single-family homes. This privileging of single-family homes, normally called R1 zoning …

Attitudes and habits are extremely resistant to change, but a disruption of the magnitude of
the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to bring long-term, massive societal changes …

What are the local-level impacts of zoning change? I study recent Chicago upzonings that
increased allowed densities and reduced parking requirements in a manner exogenous of …

Urban Design provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to urban design,
presenting a 3 dimensional model with which to categorise the processes and products …

Recent work has argued that zoning is responsible for racial segregation, disparities in
public goods provision, growing regional inequality, and exploding housing costs in …

We document the falling socioeconomic status of American households without private
vehicles and the continuing financial burden that cars present for low-income households …

What if scrapping one flawed policy could bring US cities closer to addressing debilitating
housing shortages, stunted growth and innovation, persistent racial and economic …