The nation’s capitol and its surrounding suburbs have the most restrictive and exclusionary zoning of any metropolitan area in the US, according to a new “Zoning Restrictiveness Index” and database created by The Eviction Lab at Princeton University.
Restrictive zoning policies are a major obstacle to building more housing, particularly affordable housing for lower and middle-income Americans, amid a national housing shortage.
The New York, Northern New Jersey, and Long Island metro area is the second-most restrictive in the country, according to the Index. The Providence, RI and Seattle regions are also in the top five.
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