Which cities are actually shipping by-right density?

Started by Ethan Brooks · Jun 13, 2026

Lots of zoning-reform headlines, but which places have actually made meaningful density by-right rather than just talking about it?

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Elena VasquezExpertJun 13, 2026

Watch for the by-right pathway specifically — reforms that still require a discretionary hearing change almost nothing. A handful of states have real by-right now, and developers are finding parcels that were uninvestable two years ago.

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James KaminskyExpertJun 13, 2026

And pair it with permitting reform. By-right zoning with a two-year permit queue is still a two-year permit queue.