Transit-oriented upzoning attempts

Shane makes a guest appearance on USC's Lusk Perspectives to talk state housing law, barriers to missing middle housing and condos, managing transportation systems in densifying cities, building wealth for tenants, and more.

Show notes:

• Overview of 40 years of California ADU reform by the California Housing Defense Fund.
• State of Los Angeles County Housing and Neighborhoods. Neighborhood Data for Social Change.
• Shane’s 2021 article in The Atlantic, “Renting is Terrible, Owning is Worse.”
• Shane’s blog posts preceding and following the article in The Atlantic.
• The Lewis Center report on “Shared Prosperity Rental Housing,” published in December 2025 and mentioned at the end of the interview.