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Housing Supply Accelerator Resources

APA Offers Resources for Planning-Led Solutions

The following are select resources available from APA that demonstrate actionable steps communities can take today for planning-led solutions and zoning reform. Additional Housing Supply Resources for Communities are available.

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Policy Guide

Equity in Zoning Policy Guide

APA's Equity in Zoning Policy Guide prioritizes reversing and alleviating the disproportionate impacts of zoning through all parts of the zoning process. The guide also provides community planners with solutions to allow communities to boost housing supply, production, and fairness.
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The Push for Parking Reform

Recent legislative efforts in Washington, Connecticut, Colorado, Minnesota, and Montana highlight a growing movement to reduce or eliminate parking requirements.
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State-Based Housing Coalitions Lead the Way To Local Solutions

Coalitions of business leaders, housing advocates, planners, and community members are coming together to craft policies that reflect their communities' unique needs.
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Planning Magazine

What Is Zoning Reform and Why Do We Need It?

The case for change, why planners support it, and six zoning reform tactics that could help curb housing costs.
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Planning Magazine

Zoning Reform Creates New Model for Smart Growth in Walla Walla, Washington

How the rural city eliminated single-family-only zoning, legalized ADUs, and relaxed parking minimums to promote housing diversity.
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National Zoning Atlas Founder Sara Bronin is Empowering Communities to Transform Land Use

Sara Bronin explains how an effort to desegregate Connecticut paved the way for the National Zoning Atlas and how planners are contributing to — and benefiting from — this movement to demystify and democratize the policies that shape communities.
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Finance Tools for Housing Abundance

Here are four tips to explore the wide variety of financial tools available, and a look at how some communities are already using these tips to their advantage.
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Planning Magazine

5 Housing Trends Planners Can Influence Now

From commercial-to-residential conversions to the rise of coliving, here's what you should know today for a more equitable tomorrow.

 

Housing Supply Accelerator Limited Podcast Series

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Interview with National League of Cities CEO Clarence Anthony

NLC and APA partnered to create the Housing Supply Accelerator. Anthony discusses the importance of the partnership and how it can address housing supply barriers.

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Interview with National Association of Home Builders Chairman Carl Harris

NAHB is a core partner in the Housing Supply Accelerator. In this podcast, Harris discusses some barriers home builders face to building more housing nationwide.

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Interview with National Association of Realtors President Kevin Sears

NAR is a core partner of the Housing Supply Accelerator. In this podcast, Sears discusses how real estate professionals have been specifically impacted by the housing crisis.

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Interview with Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Robert Broeksmit

MBA is a core partner of the Housing Supply Accelerator. In this podcast, Broeksmit discusses how the economics of the housing crisis impact the real estate finance industry.