Newsom's Infill-CEQA Play Isn't About Housing. It's About Transportation
- William Fulton
- Aug 5, 2024
- 4 min read
Updated: 6 days ago
When Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on July 31 that he had signed an executive order to stimulate infill development, most of the publicity was around reforming building codes – and possibly finding a way to ditch the two-stairway requirement for apartment buildings, which YIMBY advocates say would significantly decrease the cost of multifamily housing.



