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Network
Learn about some of their more innovative, successful, or in-development housing policy responses from member cities and states.
Cities
Vancouver, BC
Vancouver, BC
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Vancouver Plan is a citywide strategy that adds more housing opportunities in neighbourhoods.
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The Housing Strategy is a 10-year action plan that sets goals around housing delivery.
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The Empty Homes Tax is an annual tax for vacant properties.
Portland, OR
Portland, OR
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The in-progress Housing Production Strategy includes zoning code, financial incentives, and land acquisition, etc. to deliver more housing in the next 5 years.​​
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
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The Comprehensive Plan Update will expand beyond urban villages to include residential areas.
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The Housing Levy is a property tax to support housing.
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The Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) policy has pre-set plans for units.
Boston. MA
Boston, MA
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A recent City-owned land audit has identified parcels available for development.​
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Adopted zoning reform to support planning of transit-accessible, commercial hubs citywide.
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Supporting office-to-residential conversion.
NYC, NY
NYC, NY
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The City of Yes for Housing Opportunity includes policies around affordable housing allowances, office conversions, accessory dwelling units, town center zoning, removing parking mandates, etc.
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis, MN
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Minneapolis 2040 includes comprehensive zoning reform that eliminated single-family zoning, expanded housing zones, allowed multi-family housing on public transit routes, and eliminated off-street parking minimums on new developments.
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
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The Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) requires developer to set aside 20% of units to be rented at below market-rate in buildings that are 10 units or more.
Victoria, BC
NYC, NY
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Some of the recent policies from Victoria include the Missing Middle Housing Regulations allowing up to six houses on a lot.
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The implementation of the Fast Track for Affordable Housing, a streamlined regulatory pathway that removes the rezoning process and changes the affordable housing definition.
States + Provinces
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
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​Multi-Family Zoning requirement communities adjcent to high-capacity transit infrastructure.
Oregon
Oregon
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​Statewide Missing Middle housing reform legalizing duplexes, triplexes, four-plexes and accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
British Columbia
British Columbia
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As part of Homes for People, the Province legalized fourplexes, allowed apartment buildings up to 20 stories near all transit stations, eliminated public hearings for plan-compliant buildings, increased the foreign buyers tax, and introduced real estate speculation taxes, etc.
