Co-Lab
2025
Housing
This booklet looks at how small cities move from regulatory reform to real housing production. Across the country, cities are adopting new zoning codes and policy strategies, yet many struggle to translate reform into new projects on the ground. It explores what's driving growing interest in middle housing and diverse housing types, and what stands in the way of building more of what communities need.
Inside, an interview with Ellie Abrons looks at the role architects and academics can play in shaping policy and planning; a story on the City of Allentown's new form-based zoning code, designed to encourage the diverse housing types the community values; and a letter from playwright ashley sparks, currently developing a play about faith-based housing, to Abigail Goldfarb, a leader in convening congregations around shared housing goals.