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New Cityscape Double Issue Examines Reentry Housing After
Jail or Prison and Recent Zoning Reforms
The newest edition of Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research presents two symposia sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The first features research on housing challenges faced by individuals exiting incarceration and programs to help them. The second examines recent changes in zoning.
Symposium: Reentry Housing After Jail or Prison
Guest editor Calvin
C.Johnson introduces the symposium on reentry and
housing. The articles in this issue provide insight about reentry and
housing challenges and programs seeking to improve outcomes for
individuals exiting incarceration.
Elizabeth L. Beck, Natasha N. Johnson, Sommer Delgado, Victoria Helmly, Susan A. McLaren, Alice Prendergast, Leigh Alderman, Lorenzo Almada, Brian Bride, Eric Napierala, and William J. Sabol explore formerly
incarcerated people's
(FIP) access to housing using data from an evaluation of three Second
Chance Act grantees. The study highlights the distinctive approaches
three programs in three regions have in addressing housing needs.
David
S. Kirk reports early outcomes from the Maryland Opportunities
through Vouchers Experiment (MOVE), and qualitative comparison of
post-release experiences between treatment and control group
participants.
Sarah
B. Hunter and Stephanie Mercier present an overview of Los
Angeles
County's first Pay for Success (PFS) initiative, which aimed to provide
long-term housing and supportive services as an alternative to jail for
individuals with a history of homelessness and chronic health
conditions.
Niloufer
Taber, Jacqueline Altamirano Marin, and John Bae study the
denial of housing to individuals with a conviction history living in
Michigan and Oklahoma, highlighting policies that exclude them from
renting or joining a lease.
Symposium: Recent Reforms in Zoning
Noah
M. Kazis introduces the second symposium, which examines recent
efforts to make land-use zoning less restrictive and more conducive to
increasing the housing supply.
Nicholas
J. Marantz, Christopher S. Elmendorf, and Youjin B. Kim analyze
permitting for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the Bay Area and
southern California in the wake of laws adopted to facilitate the
development of ADUs.
Paavo
Monkkonen, Michael Manville, Michael Lens, Aaron Barrall, and
Olivia Arena examine California’s housing planning system and
the
relationship between housing targets and rezoning, finding that larger
increases in targets are associated with more rezoning.
Moira
O’Neill and Ivy Wang investigate the impact of California’s
Senate
Bill 35, which facilitates ministerial approval for development in
communities that have failed to meet their housing production targets in
prior years.
Jake
Wegmann, Aabiya Noman Baqai, and Josh Conrad examine the impact
of
a 1998 reform in Houston that enabled a boom in townhouse construction
and what other localities might expect if they enacted similar reforms.
Leah
Brooks and Jenny Schuetz investigate the relationship between
increases in infill development in Washington D.C. and zoning changes.
Joseph
Weil Huennekens examines the loosening of zoning restrictions in
Ramapo, New York over the course of several decades, and finds that the
introduction of multifamily zoning can increase housing production.
Jacob
Krimmel and Betty Wang analyze the impact of Seattle’s Mandatory
Housing Affordability program on new home construction and developer
behavior, finding that developers strategically avoided siting projects
in areas subject to affordability requirements despite upzoning.
Refereed Papers
This issue of Cityscape includes two refereed papers.
Alastair
I. Matheson, Danny V. Colombara, Annie Pennucci, Tyler Shannon, Andy
Chan, Megan Suter, and Amy A. Laurent examine the negative and
positive factors associated with different types of exits from
HUD-supported housing and their implications for policies and programs.
Linking data from two large public housing authorities to the
information systems of other agencies, the authors found that certain
demographics and lived experiences affected the odds of exit. The model
in this study in using linked datasets can help PHAs consider factors,
such as physical and mental health conditions or previously experiencing
homelessness, that impact tenant outcomes.
Brian
Y. An, Andrew Jakabovics, Jing Liu, Anthony W. Orlando, Seva
Rodnyansky, Richard Voith, Sean Zielenbach, and Raphael W.
Bostic study
the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program's impact on housing
prices in Los Angeles and address concerns about potential negative
impacts. Despite critics' suspicions, the research shows that
LIHTC-financed properties have positive spillover effects on housing
prices in their surrounding communities. The findings can assist
policymakers in maximizing the secondary benefits of affordable housing
developments.
Departments
Data Shop: A
Statistical Machine Learning Approach to Identify
Rental Properties From Public Data Sources by Daniel
Kuhlmann, Jane Rongerude, Lily Wang, and GuanNan Wang; Veteran
and
Nonveteran Homelessness Rates: New Estimates by Brent D. Mast
Graphic Detail: Exploring
the Relationship Between Child
Opportunity and
Violent Crime Rates in West Virginia Counties by Brent D.
Mast and
Tricia Ruiz; Exits
From HUD Assistance and Moves to Higher
Poverty
Neighborhoods Following the Camp Fire by Alexander Din
Industrial Revolution: Hiding
in Plain Sight: How
Reconsideration of
Codes for Existing and Historic Buildings Can Expand Affordable
Housing
by Marilyn E. Kaplan and Mike Jackson
Policy Briefs: Mortgage
Risk and Disparate Impact Associated
With
Student Debt by Kevin A. Park and Joshua J. Miller
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