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Building Black Intergenerational Wealth Through Estate Planning
(Photo by CDC/Unsplash) Homeownership is one of the biggest wealth generators in the United States – but not for Black families. The Center for NYC Neighborhoods is looking to change that pattern...
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Housing in Brief: Congress Finds Private Equity Kept Buying Homes, Hiking...
Public housing building in Albany, NY (Photo by Paul Sableman / CC BY 2.0) Congressional Subcommittee Finds Private Equity Grew, Tenants Suffered A survey by the House Financial Services Committee...
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Black, Indigenous & Low-Income Pedestrians Killed at Disproportionately...
(Credit: Forever Ready Productions for Smart Growth America) A new report finds that, as of 2020, walking in cities is deadlier than ever. Of the 10 deadliest metros in the U.S., four are in Florida...
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Q&A: Empowering U.S. Finance Literacy for Indigenous Communities
(Photo by Josh Appel) Indigenous communities face multi-level hurdles to thriving in U.S. financial systems. First, communities are governed by both the U.S. and their tribal affiliations, which...
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Economics in Brief: Philly Public Bank Project Sees a Major Obstacle
Philadelphia City Hall (Photo by ByteForByte / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Philly Public Banking Advocates Call Out Mayor For Lack of Support The Philadelphia Public Banking Coalition has condemned the city’s...
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How Transit Agencies Are Engaging the Transit Professionals of Tomorrow
SDOT's youth engagement project worked to educate Seattle youth on how to use transit and become "transit ambassadors" in their own communities. (Photo by SDOT/CC BY-NC 2.0) For youth interested in...
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No College? No Problem.
(Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash) At the age of 17, Latisha Carter became a single mother, putting her hopes of going to college firmly on the backburner. But she was determined to...
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In Michigan, Creating More Resilient Local Economies From the Ground Up
Grand Rapids Downtown Market (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Municipal League / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Neighborhoods throughout Michigan have seen their fair share of challenges surviving big industry life...
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The Beloved, But Vulnerable, Bodega Worker
(Photo by Robinson Greig/Unsplash) Bodegas are ubiquitous in New York City. It’s clear from popular culture and social media how much people love bodegas. When a Michigan transplant derided bodegas,...
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Can Commercial Real Estate Development Help Heal This Seattle Neighborhood?
Melanie Granger (left), Jayza Duhon (center) and Kema Jones (right) perform on stage at South Park Hall in Seattle. (Photo by Crystal Brown) Crystal Brown wants her neighbors to take real power over...
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Transit Agencies Try Decarceral Approaches to Improve Rider Safety
BART Ambassadors patrolling a train. (Photo courtesy BART) Safety issues have long plagued transit agencies such as San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit District. But with the pandemic pushing...
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A Water Strategy for the Parched West: Cities Pay Farmers to Install...
A center-pivot irrigation system in Southern California. (Photo by Steve Harvey/Unsplash) “Are you going to run out of water?” is the first question people ask when they find out I’m from Arizona. The...
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The Co-Op Model is Helping Spread Solar to Cities Across the U.S.
(Photo by Jeremy Bezanger/Unsplash) Late last year, well after the winter chill had settled into Minneapolis and my seasonal boredom had taken hold, I was perusing the Nextdoor app for casual...
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Inside Chicago’s Effort to Protect Tenants’ Right to Cool Air
(Photo by Tim Hüfner/Unsplash) When temperatures in Chicago climbed above 90 degrees during a heatwave this past May, residents of the James Sneider Apartments in Rogers Park sweltered. Inside the...
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Housing in Brief: Tenant-Owned Housing Gets a Boost in D.C.
(Photo by Frank McKenna/Unsplash) $30 Million for Tenant-Owned Housing in D.C. An apartment complex purchased by residents under Washington, D.C.’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act has locked down...
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Design with Nature, Design with Data | RaeburnFarquharBowen
Sponsored content from Vectorworks, Inc.. Sponsored content policy Scottish landscape architecture firm RaeburnFarquharBowen is adept at producing sustainable solutions. They do so by relying on data...
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For Burlington, Vermont, Going 100% Renewable Was Just the Start
The Winooski One Hydro plant pushed the city over the threshold to achieve 100% renewable energy. (Photo courtesy of the Burlington Electric Department) The City of Burlington, Vermont is known for...
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Economics in Brief: Nearly Half of American Workers Can’t Get a Retirement...
(Photo by Anton / Unsplash) Almost Half of U.S. Workers Lack Access to Retirement Savings Plans A new report from the AARP finds that about 57 million Americans work for employers that don’t offer...
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It’s Time to Electrify Philly’s Buildings
(Photo by KWON JUNHO / Unsplash) If Pennsylvania is serious about tackling climate change, efforts to end our reliance on fossil fuels can’t stop at coal plants and fracked gas pipelines. These...
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Innovative Housing Can Address Affordability and Aging in Place
Deborah Glover stands in front of the new home that she will share with young women and children in need of temporary housing. (Photo by Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) In 2019,...
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