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January 19, 2021
  • D.C. Policy Center

On January 19, 2021, the D.C. Policy Center’s article, Single-family zoning and neighborhood characteristics in the District of Columbia, was cited by Vox:

Limited supply means greater competition for the housing that is available, and that competition benefits higher- and middle-income people. And local zoning regulations, which make it more difficult for developers to respond to demand signals and build enough market-rate homes, are part of what creates this shortage. Some of these zoning regulations even prohibit anything but single-family buildings from being built. In Washington, DC, for example, single-family zoning occupies “75 percent of all tax lots in D.C., and 43 percent of all surface area not owned by the federal government,” according to the DC Policy Center.

Related: Single-family zoning and neighborhood characteristics in the District of Columbia | D.C. Policy Center

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