Land Use
The ROAD to housing starts with more homes
America’s housing shortage is primarily the result of decades of restrictive land-use policies that have limited new construction, creating the scarcity that has allowed institutional investors to thrive The 21st Century ROAD…
The 21st Century Road to No Affordable Housing
by Randal O’Toole Why Congress’s Housing Act is Just Political Theater A recent bill passed by Congress aimed at making housing more affordable will lead to almost no improvements in affordability. In fact, some provisions of…
The 21st Century Road to No Affordable Housing
by Randal O’Toole Why Congress’s Housing Act is Just Political Theater A recent bill passed by Congress aimed at making housing more affordable will lead to almost no improvements in affordability. In fact, some provisions of…
Land use for proposed new solar, natural gas plants
Two recently proposed power plants illustrate the stark difference in land use and efficiency in power generation. On June 17, the North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a special-use permit to a proposed solar…
We Can’t Afford Metro’s Affordable Housing
by Randal O’Toole Affordable housing projects funded with Metro’s 2018 housing bond have wasted more than a billion dollars due to bad decisions made by Metro on how to spend that money. Metro’s single-minded focus on…
We Can’t Afford Metro’s Affordable Housing
by Randal O’Toole Affordable housing projects funded with Metro’s 2018 housing bond have wasted more than a billion dollars due to bad decisions made by Metro on how to spend that money. Metro’s single-minded focus on…
We Can’t Afford Metro’s Affordable Housing
by Randal O’Toole Affordable housing projects funded with Metro’s 2018 housing bond have wasted more than a billion dollars due to bad decisions made by Metro on how to spend that money. Metro’s single-minded focus on…
QuickPoint! Cascade’s Testimony on Metro Spending $50M, 40 Years, Turning Superfund Site to a Park
By Naomi Inman with Testimony by John A. Charles, Jr. This March, the Metro Council approved the Willamette Cove nature park master plan. On March 12, John Charles testified before the Metro Council meeting on Resolution…
Senate Bill 1511 on 20 Percent Death Tax Loses, Barely
By John A. Charles, Jr. When Governor Kotek announced her “Prosperity Roadmap” in December, she quickly appointed former Republican Senator Tim Knopp as her Chief Prosperity Officer. Given such aspirations, one might…
Zoning reform law marred by unintended consequences
Senate Bill 382 reshaped North Carolina land-use law by prohibiting most local down-zoning without unanimous landowner consent While grounded in property-rights principles, the law has created legal confusion and stalled…
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