Housing

Memphis hopes its coordinated action plan on blight can be a model for cities nationwide.

April 9, 2017 - How Housing Matters

Chicago has long struggled with segregation and great disparities between neighborhoods; to understand what's happening in its property markets, the city must be explored on a neighborhood level.

April 9, 2017 - Chicago Magazine

Non-profit developers are joining forces to increase their buying power in the pricey New York housing market.

April 9, 2017 - Next City

Judging from a statistical analysis by Redfin, there is in fact a positive correlation between home values and transit access. But that only applies in areas where transit and walking are already common modes.

April 8, 2017 - City Observatory

If California is going to meet the new, steep emissions reductions required by a law passed last September, one of the most effective strategies will be to promote infill housing, according to a new report from University of California at Berkeley.

April 8, 2017 - Builder

There are lots of arguments available for people that want to oppose new housing projects, but what are a few guiding principles for framing a supportive and constructive housing conversation?

April 7, 2017 - Sightline Institute

In an attempt to combat prohibitively high housing costs in California, some look to repeal the 1995 state law that limits the power of local rent control ordinances. However, removing those restrictions would likely exaggerate current problems.

April 5, 2017 - Reuben Duarte

A recent survey found young people are more likely to support development in their neighborhood than their older counterparts in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area region.

April 4, 2017 - San Francisco Business Times

With the high cost of land and housing in most major cities, why don't we just make the hundreds of "walkable" small towns in the United States more desirable places to live for average earners?

April 4, 2017 - Shelterforce/Rooflines

In the aftermath of the Measure S vote, members of the Los Angeles City Council have responded by pushing for expediting community plan updates and finding a sustainable source of funding for updating the region's plans.

April 4, 2017 - The Planning Report

Has the Swedish retailer made a major breakthrough in affordable housing?

April 3, 2017 - Modern Cities

Cutting millions in federal aid to the New York City Housing Authority will "evaporate" years of progress in the city, said the agency's CEO.

April 3, 2017 - The Wall Street Jounal

A new tool from the Department of Transportation maps all the noise created by traffic nationwide.

April 3, 2017 - The Architect's Newspaper

The report recommends making displacement prevention a more central component of land-use policy.

April 2, 2017 - The Architect's Newspaper

Fighting a plan to develop new affordable housing, some residents of Apalachicola, Florida prefer an effort to restore the town's dilapidated, though historic, housing stock.

April 2, 2017 - The New York Times

As the Los Angeles metro area expands its transit options, transit-oriented development is following suit. In some neighborhoods, lower-income residents are being displaced.

March 31, 2017 - UCLA Magazine

7.5 percent of homes in the French capital have no one living in them.

March 31, 2017 - Better Dwelling

Developers have a lot of opinions about how to fix New York's housing market (probably not a surprise) and not all of them consider themselves to be evil (maybe a little bit of a surprise).

March 31, 2017 - City Limits

Recently termed-out Mayor Ashley Swearengin sits down for an exclusive interview about how she planned for high speed rail investments, championed sustainable water management, and took steps to rebuild the local economy.

March 30, 2017 - The Planning Report

Communities across Nebraska report plenty of jobs to go around, but not enough housing for the workers to fulfill the demand.

March 30, 2017 - Omaha World-Herald