how can a local inclusionary housing law be improved to move from good intentions to good results?

SUMMARY

In Burlington, VT, czb studied the city’s 1990 inclusionary housing ordinance to understand why it had resulted in only 10 units per year over a 25-year period and what changes could be made to both the ordinance and the city’s broader housing production system in order to produce more affordable units and mixed-income neighborhoods. Subsequent to the report, a working group drafted changes to city policy broadly in line with czb’s recommendations.