Ah, #Valentine's Day. Let's be real. As much as it's a day to celebrate love, it's also a reminder of love's silly games: bad dates, false starts, mixed signals, overthinking texts, pining for a phone call that might never come... At the NZA, we know the feeling well. 🧵

Sacramento, you’re up! 🐻 For the next event in our Metro Area Snapshot Series, we’re excited to debut the Sacramento Metro, a region home to 2.4 million people. Join us to dig into the data—& learn how to explore it yourself! 🗓️ Thurs. January 22, 10am PT ✅ Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

At @historicnewengland.bsky.social's 2025 Summit, @sarabronin.bsky.social, Adrian Scott Fine, & Thompson Mayes brought into focus why zoning & historic preservation must be allies in tackling today’s housing crisis. Watch their panel here: summit.historicnewengland.org/archive/summ...

Have you just started exploring the NZA map, or are you ready to dig a little deeper? Watch our new demo! 🎥 youtu.be/0fLDtivnB0s?... This step-by-step tutorial covers basic & advanced features like: • Select geographies • Calculate filtering results • Use advanced filters • Create Zoning Snapshot

We're starting 2026 the best way we know how: a State Zoning Atlas Launch!🎉 Join us this Thursday, 1/8 for a webinar marking the completion of the North Carolina Zoning Atlas. Covering 652 jurisdictions, NC represents our largest analysis effort to date. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We’re proud to share we've been included in the Center for High Impact Philanthropy’s 2026 High Impact Giving Toolkit! Thank you to CHIP for spotlighting the role better data can play in shaping more equitable housing and land use policy. www.impact.upenn.edu/national-zon...

Now @abigailspanberger.com has a roadmap for fulfilling her campaign promises on housing. Last month, @zoningatlas.bsky.social released a statewide report & public map that documents VA zoning (www.zoningatlas.org/virginia). Read our op-ed in @pilotonline.com!: www.pilotonline.com/2025/12/17/c...

That's a wrap on 2025! Here's a roundup of our highlights & milestones. 🧵

Explore the complete Utah Zoning Atlas, now live on the NZA! Join us for our upcoming webinar where we'll share new findings on major trends in Utah's zoning, why it matters for future development, & how to get the most out of NZA data tools. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We're coming to you, Atlanta! In person! Join the NZA alongside Abundant Housing Atlanta & Kronberg Urbanists + Architects for a deep dive into the region’s most comprehensive zoning dataset. 📅 Monday, December 8 📍 Auburn Avenue Research Library 🔗 RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/mappi...

Next Tuesday, join us & our partners at Housing North for a special webinar spotlighting Northwest Michigan! We'll walk through zoning trends across 7 Northwest Michigan Counties & demonstrate how advocates can get the most out of NZA interactive tools. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

TODAY! Join us to learn about zoning in the tri-county region around Portland, Maine—an area home to 550,000 residents across 67 jurisdictions. We'll walk through regional findings & discuss how advocates can leverage NZA tools to supercharge reforms. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Who wants to learn about slices? 🔪 No, not pizza slices.🍕 Zoning slices! 🤓 Let us explain. 🧵👇

🚨Milestone alert🚨: The NZA has officially read over 1 MILLION pages of zoning text! 📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄📄 Our team is in the midst of wrapping up major work in CA, UT, ME, & NC—turning dense, local, LONG codes into open, accessible data. Check out the progress at zoningatlas.org/atlas.

Hot off the heels of Virginians electing new statewide leaders, we’re releasing Zoning Report: Virginia—the first-ever comprehensive look at zoning & its impact on housing across all 321 towns, cities, & counties in VA. www.zoningatlas.org/zoning-repor... 🧵

💫✨You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it lies another dimension... a dimension of setbacks, planned unit developments, and accessory uses... a land of both shadow and substance. You’ve just crossed over into... Twilight Zoning. ✨💫

Calling all West Coast zoning enthusiasts! 🌉 Join us TODAY at 12pm PT for the next installment of our Metro Area Snapshot Series where we’ll discuss new insights into how the Bay Area zones & how advocates can use NZA tools to support ongoing reforms. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

In a new Bloomberg CityLab interview, NZA founder @sarabronin.bsky.social & @kristoncapps.bsky.social discuss ongoing progress at the National Zoning Atlas & how it’s helping make sense of recent zoning debates from California to Connecticut. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🎙️Calling all members of the press! Behind every zoning code is a story about who gets to live where, & why. That’s why we're proud to launch our Media Resources page—a one-stop hub for journalists looking to turn complex zoning info into digestible, data-driven narratives. www.zoningatlas.org/media

Next week in Cambridge, Mass, catch NZA geospatial analyst Jake Gilbert alongside MA housing heavy-hitters Amy Dain, @vincent-rollet.bsky.social, & @johninfranca.bsky.social for a wonderful conversation about the ins & outs of multi-family housing for better affordability

On Oct 15, our Metro Area Snapshot Series heads to Tulsa, OK! 🤠 Join NZA & @housingforward.bsky.social for a first-of-its-kind analysis of zoning in the region—where about half of jurisdictions do not have zoning!—& tips for using our interactive tools. 🗓️Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Today is the today! The National Zoning Atlas takes on @yimbytown.bsky.social, and we're bringing a whole squad. 😎 Come say hi at our "Power Up Your Advocacy" workshop at *3:15* to learn how to use NZA tools to make communicating zoning rules clear and accessible in your next advocacy campaign. 💪

Op-ed: NZA Engagement Director draws on findings from "Zoning Report: Cape Cod" to show how a clearer picture of restrictive zoning can help not just individual towns, but entire regions identify the land use reforms needed to weather today’s high housing costs. www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/l...

The entire #LosAngeles metro area is now available on the National Zoning Atlas public map! 😎 ☀️ 🌆 On 9/17 at 1pm PT, we’re hosting a webinar to share a first-of-its-kind analysis of how LA zones & demo how advocates can get the most out of NZA tools. 🗓️ Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Excited to see @zoningatlas.bsky.social and other partners at @yimbytown.bsky.social next week!

Are you an upper-level law student with a passion for land use law? We still have spots open for our fall semester Legal Internship! For more information and how to apply, visit www.zoningatlas.org/jobs. #LandUseLaw #LegalInternship #Internship

The National Zoning Atlas is going to @yimbytown.bsky.social! On 9/14, join our workshop: Power Up Your Advocacy: Deploying NZA Data for Housing Wins. We’ll share how advocates can use NZA data & tools to shape op-eds, reports, & advocacy materials that power up your #zoningreform campaigns. 😎

TOMORROW! Join us for a webinar unveiling the first-ever statewide zoning analysis for the New Mexico. 🌄 We'll share top-level Atlas findings & demo how to use our online tools. Perfect for builders, housing advocates & everyone invested in NM’s housing future. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📣 Fall Internship Opportunity for J.D. Students! 📣 Are you an upper-level law student with a passion for land use law? Apply for the NZA Legal Internship to gain a one-of-a-kind experience investigating the zoning rules that shape how our communities grow. Visit zoningatlas.org/jobs for more info.

Join us Wednesday, August 27th for the launch of the New Mexico Zoning Atlas! ☀️ Our NZA #ZoningAnalysis covers the state's 140 jurisdictions where about half—that are home to *85%* of the state’s population—have zoning. 💻 Register for the webinar: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

"With so much of Colorado’s land banning the most affordable housing type—multi-family units —it is small wonder rents have soared so high." In a new op-ed, NZA CEO @sarabronin.bsky.social breaks down a new NZA #zoninganalysis available for Colorado. www.coloradopolitics.com/opinion/zoni...

Don't miss this week's webinar digging into our findings from "Zoning Report: Cape Cod"! 📄 Read the report: www.zoningatlas.org/zoning-repor... 🗓️ Register for the webinar: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📊 Data Visualization Update 📊 Months in the making, we’re excited to share two big updates on the way our map & Zoning Snapshots display minimum lot size (MLS) data: - MLS data now appears in *square feet *(SF)! - Districts with multiple/various entries for MLS data are more clearly captured. 🧵

We just dropped our newest publication, "Zoning Report: Cape Cod." Now let’s unpack the findings together at our upcoming webinar! Join us Thursday, August 7th, 2pm ET. 📄 Read the report: www.zoningatlas.org/zoning-repor... 🗓️ Register for the webinar: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We’re excited to share “Zoning Report: Cape Cod,” our new publication offering insights into how zoning shapes Barnstable County! www.zoningatlas.org/zoning-repor... 🧵

📣 Calling all professors! Are you teaching about zoning, land use, or housing this semester? Consider adding the National Zoning Atlas to your syllabus! Click here to learn more about our ready-to-use teaching module: www.zoningatlas.org/teaching-mat...

The Massachusetts Zoning Atlas is now live - & today, the @bostonglobe.com's @andrewbrinker.bsky.social covered key findings: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/17/b... Tomorrow, at noon in Boston, @zoningatlas.bsky.social is presenting our findings IN PERSON. RSVP link here: zoningatlas.org/massachusetts

Next Tuesday, I'll be in Santa Fe speaking at this free event, "Unlocking the City: How Zoning Shapes Santa Fe's Future." www.santafe.org/event/unlock... I'll talk about Key to the City (wwnorton.com/books/key-to...) AND the New Mexico Zoning Atlas, a part of @zoningatlas.bsky.social!

On our last day highlighting key findings from our first-ever state report covering zoning conditions in Colorado, we're turning to a type of housing that has been much-debated in the state: accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. 🏠 ➕

🎊 Announcing the launch of the Massachusetts Zoning Atlas! 🎊 Join us *in person* this Friday, July 18 for the launch of the Massachusetts Zoning Atlas — the first resource to map & compare zoning across all 352 cities & towns in the Commonwealth. ✅ RSVP: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Day 3️⃣ of highlights from our first-ever state report, covering zoning conditions in Colorado. Today, we turn to residential parking mandates. 🚗

We continue to highlight our findings from our first-ever state report, covering zoning conditions in Colorado: www.zoningatlas.org/zoning-repor... Today, we’re covering minimum lot sizes. 📐

Last week, we released our first-ever state report covering zoning conditions in Colorado: www.zoningatlas.org/zoning-repor... This week, we’re breaking it down 🔨 into four key topics. First up: Zoning adoption rates and residential zoning trends. 🏘️

@govofco.bsky.social cites the NZA's newly released "Zoning Report: Colorado" as evidence that zoning reform is essential to addressing the state’s housing crisis. www.colorado.gov/governor/new... Read the report here: www.zoningatlas.org/zoning-repor...

Event tomorrow! Join us for our presentation of key findings from our first-of-its-kind comprehensive analysis of how Colorado zones. Register for the webinar: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Read the report: www.zoningatlas.org/zoning-repor... #ZoningData #ColoradoZoning

86% of the land zoned for single-family housing in Colorado requires at least 2-acres to build a home. Only 3% of all land zoned for residential uses allows 4 or more units. 🗺️ National Zoning Atlas coloradosun.com/2025/07/01/n...

The CO Zoning Atlas & Report are here! Let's discuss.🍿 Join us for a webinar on July 9th where we’ll share an overview of how NZA #zoningdata is collected & analyzed, demonstrate how to navigate the NZA interactive map, & highlight key findings for CO. 🗓️Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A landmark study from @zoningatlas.bsky.social found that local governments in Colorado overwhelmingly prohibit duplexes, townhouses, condos and apartments, as well as single-family homes on small lots, effectively outlawing the most affordable types of #housing coloradosun.com/2025/07/01/n...

Announcing the release of “Zoning Report: Colorado,” our first state-level report capturing unprecedented information about how land is zoned across Colorado. 🎉 www.zoningatlas.org/zoning-repor... 🧵