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Hampton, NH, Zoning Ordinance
Updated March 2019The town's zoning ordinance allows accessory use solar energy systems but restricts their placement. -
Long Term Solutions to the Short-Term Problem: An Analysis of the Current Legal Issues Related to Airbnb and Similar Short-Term Rental Companies with a Proposed Model Ordinance
Belmont Law Review, 6(1): 278–316, 2019by: Richard SworThis article summarizes contemporary regulatory strategies for short-term rentals and includes a model ordinance. -
Regulating Short-Term Rentals: A Guidebook for Equitable Policy
March 2016by: Yassi Eskandari-Qajar, Janelle OrsiThis guide offers policy recommendations to assist with the drafting of local short-term residential rental regulations. -
Embracing Airbnb: How Cities Can Champion Private Property Rights Without Compromising the Health and Welfare of the Community
Pepperdine Law Review 44: 387–428, 2017by: Emily SpeierThis article compares how San Francisco, New York, and Portland, Oregon, are regulating short-term residential rentals, and recommends Portland’s approach as an ideal middle ground. -
Regulating Airbnb: How Cities Deal With Perceived Negative Externalities of Short-Term Rentals
Current Issues in Tourism, 2018by: Shirley Nieuwland, Rianne van MelikThis article looks at worldwide efforts to regulate short-term residential rentals, focusing on key challenges cities face and the rationale behind different regulatory approaches. -
Designing Enforceable Regulations for the Online Short-Term Rental Market in Los Angeles
May 4th, 2016by: Brian Nguyen, Kiana Taheri, Blake ValentaThis report offers a comprehensive examination and evaluation of policy options available to municipalities to effectively enforce short-term residential rental regulations. -
Airbnb, Rising Rent, and the Housing Crisis in Los Angeles
March 2015by: Roy SamaanThis report examines the history of Airbnb and its impacts on the housing market in Los Angeles and offers policy recommendations to protect residents. -
Airbnb in the City
October 2014by:This report was the first to examine Airbnb data to explore how residents used this platform and investigate the short-term residential rental industry's impacts on housing in the city. -
Short-Term Rental Advocacy Center
Updated 2015This clearinghouse was created by a partnership of Airbnb, HomeAway, TripAdvisor, and FlipKey to help "responsibly foster this growing industry." -
Short-Term Rental Restrictions: References
Updated July 3, 2018This clearinghouse from the National Association of Realtors offers a collection of articles discussing issues related to short-term rentals. -
More States Taking Action on Short-Term Rentals
LegisBrief Vol. 26, No. 35, September 2015by: Savannah GilmoreThis briefing paper explains which states have taken regulatory action or have addressed taxation issues relating to short-term residential rentals. -
San Diego, CA, Comparative Information on Short-Term Rentals
April 17, 2015by:This report examines short-term rental regulations in six peer cities, focusing on municipal registration and administration of STRs as well as collection of appropriate taxes. -
Codifying Vacation Rentals Now Is Common-Sense Public Policy When Millions Are At Stake
January 2010This briefing paper advocates for a permissive regulatory approach to short-term residential rentals in Napa County, California. -
Overview of Sharing Economy and Short-Term Rentals
March 18, 2015This briefing paper summarizes how short-term rentals are affecting the lodging industry in California. -
Wilmington, NC, Short-Term Rentals Benchmarking and Key Issues Report
2017by:This report from city staff examines peer cities’ approaches to regulating short-term residential rentals to inform the city’s approach to regulating this use. -
Home Sharing in the New Economy
Western City, Legal Notes, August 1, 2019by: Trevor Rusin, Andrea VisveshwaraThis article describes California cities’ options in regulating short-term residential rentals. -
Can Short-Term Rental Arrangements Increase Home Values? A Case for AirBNB and Other Home Sharing Arrangements
Cornell Real Estate Review 13(1), 12–19, June 2015by: Jamila Jefferson-JonesThis article argues in favor of short-term residential rentals as supporting home ownership by offering home owners income opportunities to offset mortgage and maintenance costs. -
Delivering Safe, Comfortable, and Connected Pedestrian and Bicycle Networks: A Review of International Practices
May 2015by: Libby Thomas, Paul Ryus, Nathan ThirskThese case studies examine innovative bicycle and pedestrian facilities from 11 countries and recommends those that might best work in the United States. -
Case Studies in Delivering Safe, Comfortable, and Connected Pedestrian and Bicycle Networks
December 2015These case studies look at 86 U.S. jurisdictions that have best implemented facilities that have resulted in connected active transportation networks. -
Encinitas, CA, Code of Ordinances
Updated January 2019The city’s municipal code addresses short-term residential rentals in its public safety, peace, and welfare title. -
Michigan Department of Transportation Case Study Report
April 2012This case study provides an analysis of how various improvements affect safety and the on-street user experience for pedestrians and bicyclists in Michigan. -
Center Street Streetscape Project Background
2014This case study includes short, anecdotal descriptions of peer pedestrian projects to make the case for streetscape projects in Goldsboro, North Carolina. -
Indianapolis/Marion County, IN, Pedestrian Plan
April 2016This comprehensive plan element focuses on equitable access to a growing network of bicycle and pedestrian facilities. -
Denver Regional Council of Governments, CO, Pedestrian and Bicycle Element of the 2035 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan
Updated May 2009This comprehensive plan was written for a quickly growing region and includes a robust bicycle and pedestrian element. -
Pacific Grove, CA, Municipal Code
Updated February 2019The city’s zoning code addresses short-term residential rentals. -
Alameda County, CA, Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan for Unincorporated Areas
April 2012This functional plan for bicycle and pedestrian facilities covers many contexts, from urban and industrial to rural. -
Minneapolis, MN, Bicycle Master Plan
June 2011This functional plan provides extensive historical context for bicycle facilities, policy framework, needs analysis, goals and objectives, and project prioritization. -
Menlo Park, CA, Sidewalk Master Plan
January 2009This functional plan is an extension of the city’s general plan, which looks to promote walking as a commute alternative and for short trips. -
Montgomery County, MD, Countywide Bikeways Functional Master Plan
May 2018This functional plan prioritizes bicyclists of all ages and abilities. -
Ruidoso, NM, Code of Ordinances
January 2018The village addresses short-term residential rentals in its land development code though a 2009 ordinance amended in 2017 and 2019. -
Hawaii, Statewide Pedestrian Master Plan
May 2013This functional plan is a statewide response to Hawaii’s high number of pedestrian fatalities. -
Tillamook County, OR, Ordinance #84, Amendment 1
Amended April 17, 2019The county regulates short-term residential rentals through a stand-alone ordinance first adopted in 2009 and amended in 2012, 2017, and 2019. -
Pedestrian Friendly Code Directory
2014These model codes are designed to make communities more bikable and walkable. -
Disrupting Affordable Housing: Regulating Airbnb and Other Short-Term Rental Hosting in New York City
Journal of Affordable Housing Volume 26, Number 1, 151–92, 2017by: James AllenThis article examines in detail New York City’s experience in addressing short-term residential rentals and explores further policy options for the city. -
How Airbnb Short-Term Rentals Exacerbate Los Angeles’s Affordable Housing Crisis: Analysis and Policy Recommendations
Harvard Law & Policy Review 10: 229–53, February 2016by: Dayne LeeThis article examines how short-term residential rentals affect the price and supply of affordable housing in Los Angeles and offers recommendations for regulating this use. -
Hej, Not Hej Då: Regulating Airbnb in the New Age of Arizona Vacation Rentals
Arizona Law Review 57: 1163–82, 2015by: Greggary LinesThis article examines different ways of regulating short-term residential rentals in Arizona and argues for the creation of new regulatory approaches to maximize benefits for both municipalities and Airbnb users. -
Arroyo Grande, CA, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 31, 2018The city’s development code addresses short-term residential rentals. -
NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide
2014This guide applies complete street principals to a variety of urban typologies. The NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide is drawn from the experience of its members, as well as best practices from around the world. -
Property Toolkit
April 2019This guide gathers all of the benefits and incentives available to building owners in Seattle for offering programs and facilities for tenants and employees. -
Bicycle Parking: Standards, Guidelines, Recommendations
January 2017This guide covers every aspect of both short and long term bicycle parking in San Francisco, California. -
Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context Sensitive Approach
An ITE Recommended Practice, 2010This guide reconciles context-sensitive, New Urbanist approaches with contemporary thinking in active transportation. -
Airbnb and the Housing Segment of the Modern “Sharing Economy”: Are Short-Term Rental Restrictions an Unconstitutional Taking?
Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly 42(3): 557–76, Spring 2015by: Jamila Jefferson-JonesThis article asks whether regulatory restrictions on short-term residential rentals constitute unconstitutional takings of private property without just compensation. -
Cooperstown, NY, Local Law 1 of 2018
Adopted January 18, 2018This ordinance, passed by the Village in 2018, regulates short term residential rentals, limiting them to owner-occupied properties to protect long-term housing in residential areas and requiring special use permit approval. -
A Conservation Guidebook for Communities along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail
November 2009This guide attempts to balance economic development with environmental conservation of the lands adjacent to the Appalachian Trail. -
Sustainable Streets: Sidewalk Reference Manual
May 2014This guide covers a wide range of topics, including sidewalk benefits, design alternatives, legal liability, financing, maintenance, and regulation. -
Hawaii Pedestrian Toolbox
May 2013This guide is a stand-alone companion to Hawaii’s Statewide Pedestrian Master Plan. It offers design, operations, and education guidance, in the context of planning for Hawaii. -
Pedestrian Safety Impacts of Curb Extensions: A Case Study
July 2005by: Randall JohnsonThis case study from Albany, Oregon reports on pedestrian safety impacts of curb extensions. -
Seattle, WA, Bicycle Master Plan
Adopted April 2014This functional plan focuses on expanding an already robust on- and off-street network of bicycle and pedestrian facilities. -
Brigham City, UT, Pedestrian and Sidewalk Master Plan
October 2006This functional plan includes background and methodology for a sidewalk plan that prioritizes continuous sidewalks and safe crossings. -
Normal, IL, Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
July 2009This functional plan for Normal, Illinois provides guidelines for site developers stating, for instance, that internal circulation systems should be barrier-free, safe, and secure.