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.
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.
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
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
To create artificial the islands, the Dutch use a technique called the “pancake method”
DOE energy efficiency partners are reaching new levels of savings and sustainability
“How do you create a large scale real estate development yet dodge the master planned community and tract home effect?” Experts weigh in
The federal program is expanding to increase ease of buying a home by reducing the costs of ownership
California is looking to make all new homes equipped with solar-plus-storage in the future
Two different opinions on combating urban sprawl defend their arguments
Houston Mayor Annise Parker today announced Houston has become the largest city in the nation to effectively ending veteran homelessness in the city
Operation AmeriCorps will support 50 AmeriCorps members over two years; $1.6 million investment in the community to end homelessness
Meriden received a $200,000 community-wide assessment grant from the EPA, which will be used to assess properties around the city on an as-needed basis
Young, Hip And Not Living It Up In The City: New Urban Land Institute Report Shows Gen Y Living Frugally In More Affordable Locations, Sharing Housing With Friends, Family
Proposed new tax now has backing of Real Estate Board of New York
