Housing
Housing is a critical area of focus for local and state government agencies, addressing the need for affordable, safe, and accessible living conditions for all residents. Governments are tasked with developing policies and programs that support housing development, zoning, and homelessness prevention. This directory offers articles on housing and related topics like planning, which examines the design and regulation of the physical spaces in which communities live and work, ensuring sustainable and equitable growth.
Bloomberg left office with nearly two-thirds of voters saying he made the city better, according to a Quinnipiac University poll, and a long list of important mayoral moments.
Though still a work in progress, Chicago Lawn is no longer the South Side neighborhood of violent repute, and it may just be a model that helps struggling neighborhoods across the country.
L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg have called for California to enact a legal imperative to provide a roof for every homeless individual and family.
Here are five places that have done away with local property taxes and replaced them with alternative funding strategies
Nearly one-third of large metropolitan area suburbs experienced absolute declines in their white populations over the decade
Los Angeles announced a $270,000 program to wipe homeless people’s records clean of minor citations if they accept social services and perform community service
Even in cities that have had rent regulations for decades, such as New York, the issue of affordable rents remains contentious
The study found a person’s perception that he or she lives in a bad neighborhood is associated with shorter telomeres
A new study identifies two important street features that draw pedestrians—outside of New York City
Gentrification is pushing long-term residents out of urban neighborhoods. Can collective land ownership keep prices down permanently?
EPA brownfields grants support jobs, property assessments in Huntington and 4 southern W. Va. counties
Chattanooga seeks to end veteran homelessness by the year 2016 and preferably by the end of this year
The “rental price brake,” introduced on June 1st, is the city’s most comprehensive tool to date for keeping rent affordable.
Cities are exploring varied approaches to dealing with vacant and blighted properties, and better layering of data has been seen as key
The federal government will embrace a much more active role in shaping efforts to integrate neighborhoods by race and class under new rules announced
A study by Arizona State University shows that white roofs can deflect sunlight into the atmosphere, changing cloud cover and reducing rain
New report identifies ways states can create more affordable housing for households with disabilities and other extremely low income households
From 1990 to 2010, wealth has accumulated in ever-richer neighborhoods, thanks in part to exclusionary housing practices
After two straight years of economic improvement, the number of moving families has partially recovered to about 15 percent
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