Area · research snapshot, 13 September 2026

Development, across the country

Every development topic on the record, ranked by movement. A snapshot; the record keeps moving.

What this page is for every topic the development area carries on the record, ranked by movement, each a door to its own snapshot.

The percentage is the last 90 days against the 90 before it. The line is a rolling 90-day total, so its right-hand point is that same 90-day count and the point three back is the 90 before it. Counts of documents on our record, never a reading of what they decided.

What this page is for one topic at state or national scope, told as a story: how it arrived, the shape of its movement, a dated snapshot of a moving record, and the door to a view of it that stays current. If it does not, write to us; that is what changes the next edition.

Topics on the record20

Zoning and site plan406 towns74 in 90 days ▼ -57.0%
Data center regulation76 towns37 in 90 days ▼ -32.7%
Housing density250 towns32 in 90 days
Municipal governance and admin269 towns28 in 90 days
Property tax and fees220 towns16 in 90 days
Marijuana regulation152 towns16 in 90 days
Parking reform119 towns14 in 90 days ▼ -57.6%
Growth management100 towns14 in 90 days ▼ -50.0%
Animal control regulation139 towns12 in 90 days
Short term rental115 towns12 in 90 days ▼ -58.6%
Signage regulation95 towns12 in 90 days ▬ +0.0%
Ordinance review78 towns9 in 90 days ▼ -52.6%
Accessory dwelling unit181 towns7 in 90 days
Fireworks regulation65 towns7 in 90 days ▼ -41.7%
Food vendor regulation50 towns7 in 90 days ▼ -46.2%
Historic preservation97 towns6 in 90 days
Rent regulation10 towns5 in 90 days ▲ +66.7%
Self storage ban5 towns0 in 90 days
Facility master plans4 towns0 in 90 days

A snapshot of a moving record, cut 13 September 2026. The counts follow where we read; absence is not evidence. How coverage is built: municipalalpha.com/methodology. This page carries no subscriber content.