Housing Policy Has Consequences For Urban Communities ... And Nations - CleanTechnica

The article critiques the housing policy vision outlined in the conservative Project 2025 plan, which emphasizes prioritizing single-family homeownership as central to the American Dream and generational wealth building. The plan advocates for local control over zoning laws but paradoxically supports federal intervention to block progressive urban policies like New York City’s congestion charge. This contradiction highlights a broader political hypocrisy: conservatives decry government overreach unless it serves their agenda. The focus on single-family homes implicitly favors suburban and rural living, often at the expense of urban environments where multi-family housing is common, and which tend to support more diverse and dense populations. The article also discusses the environmental implications of housing patterns, referencing urbanist Lloyd Alter’s experience in Toronto. Alter’s lifestyle, enabled by living in a walkable, transit-accessible neighborhood, results in a significantly smaller carbon footprint compared to suburban or rural living reliant on cars. This contrasts sharply with the Project 2025 agenda, which disregards carbon emissions and promotes suburban sprawl through