National links: How to write good upzoning policy and produce more housing (opens in new tab)

Changing land use rules to allow for more housing units is an effective strategy, but good policy design matters. Waymos often drive empty in California, just like Ubers and Lyfts. Decades after first metro plans, Bogotá moves toward an operational system. Upzoning produces more housing: A growing body of evidence suggests that changing land use rules to allow for more housing units can indeed produce more housing, but the local context matters, and narrowly targeted reforms aren’t as useful....