ProGov21 Policy Library

Across U.S. cities, investments in transit-oriented development (TOD) have too often triggered displacement, gentrification, and rising rents in low-income communities and communities of color-undermining the benefits of public transit investments and exacerbating racial and economic...

Jefferson County addressed underutilized parcels, car-centric development, and a lack of integrated housing, retail, and transit options in key areas by reforming its zoning codes to establish a flexible mixed-use district that encourages compact, walkable, and transit-accessible...

The Connected Communities Ordinance expanded Chicago's transit-oriented development (TOD) policies by reducing parking minimums, increasing allowable building height and density, and creating new incentives for affordable and accessible housing near transit. It streamlines zoning...

Sprawl and inequitable access to housing and transit have limited the Bay Area's ability to build inclusive, transit-supportive communities. Decades of car-centric planning have led to high housing costs, long commutes, and disinvestment in communities of color and low-income residents....

Minneapolis became the first major U.S. city to eliminate single-family-only zoning citywide through its 2040 Comprehensive Plan. This bold reform allows duplexes and triplexes in all neighborhoods, countering decades of exclusionary zoning rooted in redlining and racial covenants....