This is the first episode of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Michael Eliason shares insights from his book, Building for People, on building code reforms and eco-district redevelopment projects throughout Europe.

Show notes:

• Eliason, M. (2024). Building for People: Designing Livable, Affordable, Low-Carbon Communities. Island Press.
• Youtube video of Vauban, an eco-district in Freiburg, Germany.
• City of Paris website on the Clichy-Batignolles eco-district, with photos.
• Episode 59 of UCLA Housing Voice, on the Costs of Discretion with Paavo Monkkonen and Mike Manville.
• Google Maps view of the Confluence eco-district in Lyon, France and the neighborhood directly to the north.
• Episode 14 of UCLA Housing Voice, on Family-Friendly Urbanism with Louis Thomas. 
• Check out Stephen Smith’s single-stair and elevator reform tracker at the Center for Building in North America website.