MIZ: Harder Than It Has To Be
You remember that Facebook relationship status, “It’s Complicated?” That’s the status supporters and opponents of Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ) would have to select when it comes to how they’d explain their relationship to requirements to include rent restricted housing in exchange for modest upzones. Explaining why MIZ works or doesn’t work isn’t easy. It’s complicated! […]
Midrise and Highrise: Movin’ on up!
This originally posted at my old site Seattle’s Land Use Code about 5 years ago. I was talking with someone about our emotional and culturally contextual views of big buildings and thought about this post. I still think this is true: our relationship with buildings is emotional and cultural as well as economic. I had […]
US Supreme Court Won’t Hear San Jose MIZ Case
In a blow to California housing builders the United States Supreme Court chose not to hear an appeal of a San Jose, California requirement for Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ) requiring for-sale housing have set asides priced lower than the market. From a story in the San Jose Business Journal: San Jose’s mandate that homebuilders either […]
