Cities across the United States that have considerable vacant land are debating whether to foster community gardens on that land, while cities with land shortages are debating when to replace gardens with other uses. Meanwhile, many cities are looking for new ways to finance green spaces. Little...

Local governments frequently restrict multifamily housing through a variety of zoning tools, which may reduce the ability of low-income households to afford housing in desirable locations. In this article, I use a new and unusually rich data set on zoning in Massachusetts to test several...