Andrew Justus

Andrew Justus is a Housing Policy Analyst at the Niskanen Center, where he works on urban issues including housing, transportation, and infrastructure, with an emphasis on housing abundance.

Previously, Justus was an associate attorney at a D.C. land use and zoning firm, where he focused on residential development. Before that, he worked in transportation and development policy at a national nonprofit. Justus earned a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Michigan, a law degree from Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and a bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University.

Andrew Justus posts

Commentary
Social Policy

A pro-supply to-do list for Congress's housing bill

06 May 2026 Rohan Aras, Andrew Justus, Reed Schwartz, Will Poff-Webster
Commentary
Social Policy

The bottom rung is missing from America's housing ladder. The ROOM Act can replace it.

02 Apr 2026 Andrew Justus
Media
Social Policy
Housing and Transportation

Op-Ed: Transportation policy is incomplete without housing

26 Mar 2026 Rohan Aras, Andrew Justus
Commentary
Social Policy

With preapproved building plans local, state, and federal policymakers take aim at soft costs

09 Dec 2025 Andrew Justus
Commentary
Social Policy
Housing and Transportation

The ROAD to housing: Tim Scott's housing bill marks a bipartisan breakthrough

28 Aug 2025 Alex Armlovich, Rohan Aras, Andrew Justus
Testimony
Social Policy

Statement for the record before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

12 Mar 2025 Alex Armlovich, Kaj Gumbs, Andrew Justus
Studies
Social Policy

Philadelphia regional rail: population density and SEPTA's fiscal crisis

09 Jan 2025 Andrew Justus
Commentary
Social Policy

Housing, health, and transit: Lessons for policymakers

04 Dec 2024 Andrew Justus
Commentary
Social Policy

Two big developments in manufactured housing reform: New rules, new bill

21 Oct 2024 Andrew Justus, Alex Armlovich
Commentary
Social Policy

Evaluating the Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act

05 Sep 2024 Andrew Justus, Alex Armlovich
Commentary
Social Policy

Understanding single-stair reform efforts across the United States

27 Aug 2024 George Ashford, Andrew Justus, Alex Armlovich
Commentary
Social Policy

What Hawaii can learn from California's long and bumpy road to ADU stardom

13 Aug 2024 George Ashford, Andrew Justus, Alex Armlovich
Testimony
Social Policy

Public comment: Notice of availability of proposed policy guidance for the Capital Investment Grants program

04 Jun 2024 Andrew Justus, Alex Armlovich, David Jimenez
Commentary
Social Policy

A reality check on Austin's housing market

29 Apr 2024 Andrew Justus
Commentary
Social Policy

Building code reform moves forward in Virginia

11 Mar 2024 Andrew Justus
Commentary
Social Policy

Build more housing near transit 2.0

14 Dec 2023 Andrew Justus, Alex Armlovich
Coalition Letters
Social Policy

Statement for the record before the U.S. Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Flood Insurance on "Housing Affordability: Governmental Barriers and Market-Based Solutions"

08 Dec 2023 Alex Armlovich, David Jimenez, Andrew Justus
Media
Social Policy

Op-Ed: A land value tax could boost housing supply, reduce speculation in Detroit and across Midwest

31 Oct 2023 Andrew Justus
Commentary
Social Policy

Detroit could be the largest U.S. city with land value tax, if the state legislature allows it

19 Oct 2023 Andrew Justus, Alex Armlovich
Testimony
Social Policy

Statement for the Record before the U.S. Senate, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development 

12 Sep 2023 Alex Armlovich, Andrew Justus