60.00% - The housing crisis is a supply problem — build more housing; don't restrict it or regulate it into unaffordability.
40.00% - Upzoning just requires changing the zoning map — every city claiming it can't solve its housing crisis while maintaining exclusionary zoning is deceiving itself.
Building codes that add cost without proportional safety benefit often protect incumbent housing values.
50.00% - 'Neighborhood character' objections to new buildings usually mean not wanting more people nearby — that's not a legitimate planning objection.
50.00% - Modern building codes have added real improvements, but some requirements have become excessive and contribute directly to housing unaffordability.
50.00% - Building codes that add cost without proportional safety benefit often protect incumbent housing values.
50.00% - Building code requirements that exceed proportional safety benefit serve incumbent housing values rather than residents.
0.00% - Onerous building codes seek to lock out people that want to live in cities.
50.00% - International Code Council