> The US needs to build more, not cancel zoning. With one of the lowest density in the world (36/km²) this should be a NON issue.
The reason more isn’t being built is zoning.
The reason more isn’t being built is zoning.
Permitting can be time consuming (though largely this is a function of zoning and what variances the developer is looking for in order to get to an economic density - which is nearly never “as of right - and what level of community involvement exists in approving these variances) but rarely would permitting on its own be a barrier (it would be the underlying zoning and the NIMBYism that prevents the variances).