{"id":11037,"date":"2023-06-25T21:19:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T21:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=11037"},"modified":"2023-06-25T21:19:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T21:19:30","slug":"in-state-legislatures-targeted-bills-and-bipartisan-support-were-key-to-passing-housing-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=11037","title":{"rendered":"In State Legislatures, Targeted Bills and Bipartisan Support Were Key To Passing Housing Reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\n“Legislatures in three states\u2014Washington, Montana, and Vermont<\/a>\u2014passed bills legalizing at least duplexes on almost all residential land. That makes six states that have now eliminated single-family-only zoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington and Montana also passed a long list of complementary reforms, including bills in both states that streamline housing approvals and let homeowners add accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to their properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, ambitious omnibus bills that tried to squeeze through most of the YIMBY agenda in one fell swoop failed in Colorado, Arizona, and, most dramatically, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mixed results are the product of a maturing YIMBY movement that’s willing to take more risks and which has a higher threshold for success, says Salim Furth, a senior research fellow at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Overton window really moved on what states can do and our standards were higher for what constitutes a win,” he tells Reason<\/em>. “We’re looking for bills that would obviously, immediately release a lot of construction activity.””<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In State Legislatures, Targeted Bills and Bipartisan Support Were Key To Passing Housing Reforms<\/a><\/blockquote>