Land use and Housing

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Land use and Housing

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The current rules limit what you can build and where you can build it. We’re working to change that.

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What we build and where we build it are the decisions that shape how we live our lives. Too many of those decisions separate people from their jobs and daily needs. We’re working to rewrite the old rules like zoning codes and update the status quo on housing and economic development to ensure that everyone gets a shot at living in a place that is healthy, prosperous, and resilient.

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LOCUS, our coalition of triple-bottom-line real estate developers and investors who advocate for sustainable, equitable, walkable development in America’s metropolitan areas.

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The National Brownfields Coalition advocates for policy change and funding to responsibly clean up and reuse underutilized or environmentally-impacted land.

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The Center for Zoning Solutions empowers communities to create livable places and advance community health and shared prosperity through zoning solutions, including form-based codes and other innovations.

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