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pencilling out zak yudhishthu substack pencilling out subscribe sign in home archive about minneapolis needs to reduce minimum lot sizes a simple well tested zoning change can make homeownership more affordable in the city may 21 zak yudhishthu 12 2 1 can new studio apartments open more homes for families a research review and some new data analysis may 12 zak yudhishthu 18 2 small lots and the case for single stair reform a step towards more family friendly housing published on a city that works apr 28 when america s downtowns ruled the world a review of downtown by robert fogelson mar 27 zak yudhishthu 44 4 6 life next to the great urban barrier when your home sits alongside the expressway mar 10 zak yudhishthu 16 2 latest top discussions reflections on a year of reading chicago a journey through the windy city s many great books jan 22 zak yudhishthu 44 8 5 chicago s downtown family boom and what it can tell us about building family friendly cities nov 10 2025 zak yudhishthu 35 8 5 can we boost density by restricting lower density housing is this zoning but good or just more bad zoning oct 3 2025 zak yudhishthu 20 10 3 why do we block housing in cash strapped cities how collective action problems and inequality keep us constrained aug 25 2025 zak yudhishthu 12 3 2 chicago has a market for parking reform the city s new reforms will help build more units published on a city that works jul 31 2025 solving minneapolis housing affordability impasse housing affordability when housing is already pretty affordable jul 11 2025 zak yudhishthu 9 2 1 some cities reached peak households in 2020 even after past population decline an under recognized fact that matters for cities housing supply jun 12 2025 zak yudhishthu 6 see all pencilling out notes on housing policy and urban economics twin cities and chicago focused subscribe recommendations city of yes ryan puzycki construction physics brian potter a city that works conor durkin arbitrary lines m nolan gray pencilling out subscribe about archive recommendations sitemap 2026 zak yudhishthu privacy terms collection notice start your substack get the app substack is the home for great culture this site requires javascript to run correctly please turn on javascript or unblock scripts