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.
Opportunity zones offer tax incentives for those who choose to invest in distressed communities, but there is little oversight of how money is spent and the effect it has on communities
At the 7th Annual Gateway Cities Innovation Institute Awards and Summit, keynote speaker Christopher Coes urged several hundred attendees to envision a country in which no matter where or who you are, you can live in a place that’s “healthy, prosperous and resilient.”
By 2040, the site of an old Ford assembly plant will be home to a variety of housing options, office and retail space, public parks and other publicly accessible green space as well as transportation options. The city is expected to invest millions in infrastructure.
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
A $500 million project calls for transforming 68 acres of waterfront property at Alameda Point with 800 homes and 600,000 square feet of commercial space
The Los Angeles City Council gave preliminary approval to two ordinances designed to make it easier to break up homeless encampments
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