Housing in the news
Supply Reforms Put Housing on the Agenda, Even in Red States (Shelterforce)
“Missoula released its zoning code overhaul in response to statewide changes in early 2026, and Palmer says Front Step has started reviewing its potential projects in light of the new code; the first thing her organization noticed was that the number of units they can build on one of their sites had doubled.”
Missoula’s Zoning Reform Raises the Bar for Small Cities (Sightline, by ProHousing Missoula advocate Danny Tennenbaum)
“Missoula’s new code goes further, arguably, than any other similarly sized US city: It allows multi-family housing in all neighborhoods. It removes caps on the density of homes in most areas. It eliminates requirements for off-street parking everywhere. Most remarkably, small-scale mixed-use developments, like restaurants and shops with apartments above, are now legal on every parcel in the city.”
