Solving Cities: Mean Height Zoning | SFM E02

Send us Fan MailUrban planners and urbanites can all generally agree that US cities have a "missing middle," that is, they are missing houses that are of a middle height between single-family homes and skyscrapers and of a middle price range for working-class people.Building enough housing and housing that is affordable are critical issues for building a prosperous, equitable, environmentally conscious, and diverse society. NIMBYs and YIMBYs fight back and forth about how much and where to build more housing, but in our backyard here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we just see political gridlock.95% of SF itself is limited to buildings only 40 feet tall (roughly 3 stories), and more than 80% of the Bay Area is exclusionary single-family zoning. Do the YIMBYs only want more soring towers, and will the NIMBYs grid everything to a halt? Or can we find a solution that resolves this controversy and helps our cities prosper and improve? Support the showHelp these new solutions spread by ...Subscribing wherever you listen to podcastsLeaving a 5-star review Sharing your favorite solution with your friends and network (this makes a BIG difference)Comments? Feedback? Questions? Solutions? Message us! We will do a mailbag episode.Email: [email protected]: @ajbraus - [email protected]: @scotmaupinadambraus.com (Link to Adam's projects and books)The Perfect Show (Scot's solo podcast)Thanks to Jonah Burns for the SFM music.