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.
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
Boston’s new homeless shelter will offer over 400 beds and many services lost when the city’s largest homeless shelter was forced to close
Rental price increases are a direct result of the mismatch between supply and demand
The study’s cross-sectional analysis unveiled close correlations between higher incomes and access to subway stops, but other factors should be considered
Local governments have often deepened racial isolation by placing affordable housing in existing ghettos
A new, expansive index measures and maps the quality of life for 2,000 U.S. neighborhoods
A new report reveals that zero counties in the U.S. have enough housing for families in extreme poverty
Section 8 was intended to help people escape poverty, but instead it’s trapping them in it.
To battle blight, both cities are using everything from legal action to giant posters and talking with neighbors.
StreetEasy analysis shows minority groups in NYC struggle to access credit.
Since the start of the year, the city’s homeless populations has dropped dramatically
$2.4 million in funding to expand construction training program to for infrastructure projects including rehabilitation of city’s public housing
Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (PRA) will create 1,000 new units of “workforce housing” to middle-income individuals and families
California cities have broad authority to require builders to include a percentage of affordable housing in new projects, the state Supreme Court ruled
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