Ep 59: The Costs of Discretion with Paavo Monkkonen and Mike Manville

Does discretion delay development, or do deliberate decisions divert disaster? Paavo and Mike M. share new Lewis Center research comparing approval timelines for discretionary and by-right projects, and they discuss the consequences of slow and uncertain approval processes for housing production, affordability, and public trust.

Show notes:

• Manville, M., Monkkonen, P., Gray, N., & Phillips, S. (2023). Does Discretion Delay Development? The Impact of Approval Pathways on Multifamily Housing’s Time to Permit. Journal of the American Planning Association, 89(3), 336-347.
• Episode 27 of UCLA Housing Voice with Nolan Gray.
• Kim, M. (2020). Negotiation or schedule-based? Examining the strengths and weaknesses of the public benefit exaction strategies of Boston and Seattle. Journal of the American Planning Association, 86(2), 208-221.
• Episode 8 of UCLA Housing Voice with Minjee Kim.
• Manville, M., & Osman, T. (2017). Motivations for growth revolts: Discretion and pretext as sources of development conflict. City & Community, 16(1), 66-85.
• On parcel-level planning: Manville, M., & Monkkonen, P. (2021). Unwanted housing: Localism and politics of housing development. Journal of Planning Education and Research.