- Housing affordability crisis went national as hundreds of thousands of Americans moved, inflation surged, and labor and materials costs went on a rollercoaster ride.
- Mountain West emerges as hotbed of YIMBY activism to ease barriers to infill housing and pioneer model for legalizing denser urban-style development.
- Arizona and Montana considering a full suite of zoning changes from scrapping minimum parking requirements to legalizing SROs, ADUs, duplexes and triplexes.
- Reform efforts garnering support from both Democrats and Republicans, with Democrats stressing intent to take bold action to get cities to permit more housing.
- Success of proposals is far from guaranteed, with opposition from local governments and exclusionary enclaves like Paradise Valley.
YIMBY Zoning Reform Sweeps the Mountain West
As the US housing crisis deepens, zoning changes that encourage density are proliferating in states like Montana and Arizona. But this YIMBYism has its own political flavor.
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