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Q&A: How approval processes drive up housing costs in major cities

Austin Zwick, associate teaching professor in the College of Professional Studies and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, explains how cities can fix their planning systems to address housing crises.

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Austin Zwick, associate teaching professor in the College of Professional Studies and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, explains how cities can fix their planning systems to address housing crises. Housing in cities across North America has become increasingly unaffordable. Most people blame land scarcity, rising construction costs or speculative investors.

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