Relaxed parking rules helped unlock downtown housing.

Adaptive-reuse projects supplied thousands of homes after Los Angeles changed its rules.

FROM THE PAPERFigure 1 · Downtown housing growth before and after adaptive reuse reform

Source: Manville (2013) · Figure 1; PDF p. 7

Keep in mind: This chart is descriptive, and downtown adaptive reuse is a specialized setting with simultaneous market changes.

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Adaptive-reuse projects supplied thousands of homes after Los Angeles changed its rules.

Source: Manville (2013)
Figure: Figure 1 · Downtown housing growth before and after adaptive reuse reform · Figure 1; PDF p. 7
Keep in mind: This chart is descriptive, and downtown adaptive reuse is a specialized setting with simultaneous market changes.

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