Local Zoning, Regional Needs:

A Regional Review of How New York State and its Neighbors are Handling the Housing Crisis

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Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress today released a new research brief that examines the strategies, requirements, and legal precedents utilized by New York’s neighboring states to produce affordable housing for their residents.

The report – Local Zoning, Regional Needs – outlines how other states have preserved the core intent of home rule while also requiring their towns to allow for the development of diverse housing that meets statewide and regional needs.

PATTERN REPORT EXAMINES HOW NEW YORK’S NEIGHBORS ARE TAKING STATE-LEVEL ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS

  • Report underscores that New York is lagging behind its neighboring states to create policies that address the severe underproduction of housing and the affordability crisis
  • Decades-old strategies and legal precedents in other states help to strike a balance between home rule and the production of housing to meet statewide and regional needs