BAMP challenges Pittsburgh's Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance

BAMP calls Pittsburgh's Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance 'a tax on housing,' files suit

bizjournals bizjournals | 1 year ago

Recently expanded ordinance aims to provide more low- and moderate-income housing, trade association says it could have the opposite effect.

Can Inclusionary Zoning Put a Dent in the Housing Crisis?

propmodo propmodo | 2 years ago

Zoning laws have a long history in America, dating back to the early 20th century. Often, exclusions of certain property types, such as apartment buildings, were used to racially segregate communities. The prize-winning book The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein gives a detailed history of housing discrimination and racial segregation that came with exclusionary zoning. The 1968 Fair Housing Act was supposed to rectify some of these unfair policies and practices by prohibiting discrimination bas...

Letter to the Editor: Inclusionary Zoning can coexist with profitable development

bizjournals bizjournals | 1 year ago

"The private market is failing to produce the housing that Pittsburgh’s working families and historically marginalized residents need."

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey signs legislation expanding Inclusionary Zoning district to Polish Hill a...

bizjournals bizjournals | 1 year ago

On Monday morning during a celebratory signing ceremony, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey signed a piece of legislation into law that will expand Lawrenceville’s Inclusionary Zoning requirements to two other Pittsburgh neighborhoods. Both Bloomfield and Polish Hill now join Lawrenceville in an expanded Inclusionary Housing Overlay District for the city, requiring 10% of any new or renovated development with 20 dwelling units or more to be priced affordably. The legislation was passed by City Counci...

Biden calls for three-month federal gas tax holiday

constructiondive constructiondive | 1 year ago

Dive Brief: President Joe Biden urged Congress on Wednesday to suspend the federal gas tax until the end of September in a bid to lower soaring prices at the pump, which reached $5 per gallon nationwide earlier this month. Lifting the federal 18-cent tax per gallon of gas and 24-cent tax per gallon of diesel for three months would “give Americans a little extra breathing room as they deal with the effects of Putin’s war in Ukraine,” the White House said in a fact sheet. The Biden administ...

Viewpoint: S.F.'s proposed tax on vacancy is a flawed approach to housing problem

bizjournals bizjournals | 1 year ago

Are landlords holding units vacant to drive up rents? Several S.F. supervisors — and a ballot measure — think so.

California Calls For Ban On Irrigating “Non Functional” Turfgrass

Creating Intelligent Buildings Creating Intelligent... | 2 years ago

Drought measure would only apply to turfgrass adjacent to large industrial and commercial buildings.

mcdanielrealestatesystems mcdanielrealestatesy... | 5 years ago

You pay sales tax on the purchase of a used car, just as you do a new vehicle. If your state has a sales tax that applies to vehicle purchases,…

Coalition calls for affordable housing referendum in Austin

bizjournals bizjournals | 1 year ago

A group of housing advocates, nonprofits and businesses are all part of a push calling for Austin City Council to pursue additional borrowing to build more affordable housing.