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Colorado Democrats launch second attempt to allow more accessory dwelling units to ease housing crisis – The Colorado Sun

Single-family homeowners in the most populous parts of Colorado would be allowed to build accessory dwelling units on their properties under a bill introduced Tuesday in the legislature aiming to override local zoning rules in areas that currently prohibit them. House Bill 1152 is the first of several marquee bills that Democrats at the Capitol, […]

Colorado’s mountain towns will be exempt in new bill aiming to promote ADUs – Vail Daily

As the 2024 legislative session gets underway, towns and municipalities like Vail will be keeping a close eye on housing bills and whether they’ll be positive, negative or neutral in terms of tackling the housing crisis.Ben Roof/Vail Daily archive A bill introduced in the Colorado legislature Tuesday afternoon aimed at boosting the state’s housing supply […]

Proposals aim to ease path for ‘missing middle housing’ in Nebraska, but critics see flaws – KOLN

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) – No one disagreed Tuesday with State Sen. John Lowe’s overarching premise: that Nebraska has a pressing need for more housing, particularly affordable. But battle lines were drawn when it came to specifics of two Lowe proposals aimed at ramping up the number of “missing middle housing” duplexes and accessory dwelling […]

Kylee Hong (BRDD 2026) and Team Win ADU Design Competition | Brown | RISD Dual Degree Program – Brown University

In collaboration with AARP RI, RISD’s Interior Architecture department organized a design competition the design problem of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). Guest-judged by state legislators, the design charrette inspired conversation about the need for flexible, accessible, and affordable housing options in Rhode Island. Kylee Hong (BRDD 2026, Interior Studies Adaptive Reuse, Urban Studies) and her team took first place. Read more at RISD […]

State zoning for duplexes, accessory dwelling units proposed – Unicameral Update

The Urban Affairs Committee heard testimony Jan. 30 on two measures intended to increase housing density in Nebraska cities. Sen. John Lowe ” data-image-caption=” Sen. John Lowe ” data-medium-file=”http://update.legislature.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/SenLowe_inline-200×300.jpg” data-large-file=”http://update.legislature.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/SenLowe_inline.jpg” class=”size-medium wp-image-20151″ src=”http://update.legislature.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/SenLowe_inline-200×300.jpg” alt=”Sen. John Lowe” width=”200″ height=”300″ srcset=”http://update.legislature.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/SenLowe_inline-200×300.jpg 200w, http://update.legislature.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/SenLowe_inline.jpg 297w” sizes=”(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px”>Sen. John Lowe Kearney Sen. John Lowe, sponsor of LB1165 […]

Proposals aim to ease path for ‘missing middle housing’ in Nebraska, but critics see flaws – KOLN

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) – No one disagreed Tuesday with State Sen. John Lowe’s overarching premise: that Nebraska has a pressing need for more housing, particularly affordable. But battle lines were drawn when it came to specifics of two Lowe proposals aimed at ramping up the number of “missing middle housing” duplexes and accessory dwelling […]