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HUD Excludes People With Convictions From Public Housing. Local Solutions Can...
(Photo by Matt Reames / Unsplash) The housing crisis is particularly acute for the 79 million Americans with a criminal record: People with convictions are nearly 10 times more likely to experience...
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It’s Time For Cities To Rethink Lawn Policy
(Photo by Erda Estremera / Unsplash) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report on climate change is alarming. In addition to getting hotter, the earth is on pace to have the...
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This Native CDFI Is Leading a Movement to Reclaim Lost Tribal Land
The Indian Land Capital Company helped the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians in Sonoma County, California, recover nearly 700 acres in 2016. (Photo by Oliver Dodd / CC BY 2.0) American Indians lost over 90...
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The Weekly Wrap: Biden Administration Rule Change Could Ramp Up EV Production
(Photo by Getty Images / Unsplash) Welcome to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday round up of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions bringing us closer to...
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Deposit Insurance Reform Offers A Path To Public Purpose Banking
In the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, regulators and lawmakers are discussing a number of ways to prevent future bank failures. Topic one is altering the $250,000 limit on FDIC deposit...
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Often Unseen, Bus Drivers Can Help Schools Find And Support Homeless Students
(Photo by Thomas Hawk / CC BY-NC 2.0) This story was produced by The 74, a non-profit, independent news organization focused on education in America. Gregory Pierce was driving his bus route in...
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As Louisville’s West End Is Redeveloped, Residents Chronicle Their...
The rail trestle across Muhammad Ali Boulevard, once called Walnut Street, beside the Louisville Central Community Center. (Photo by Oscar Perry Abello) You can judge this book by its cover. In the...
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How Homz Is Helping Cities Create “Attainable Housing”
A 3D rendering of a Homz community. (Credit: Homz) Sponsored content from Homz. Sponsored content policy The U.S. has a massive housing shortage problem. The country requires 3.79 million units to...
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Small-Town America Needs Affordable Housing, Too
Trinidad, Colorado (Photo by David Wilson / CC BY 2.0) Many small and rural communities across the country often fly under the radar of investors and developers—but, these areas often need more...
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What Barcelona Can Teach New York City About Truly Affordable Housing
Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Erwan Hesry / Unsplash) Earlier this month I visited Barcelona, Spain’s second largest city, where my sister has been studying abroad. We did all of the major tourist hits:...
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A 4-Day Workweek Gains Lawmaker Support In Some States
(Photo by Karen Woolstrum / Unsplash) This article was originally published on Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. The Original Oyster House, billed as Pittsburgh’s oldest...
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A Historic Brooklyn CDC Envisions A New Model For Wealth Creation
Rendering of plans for the Restoration Innovation Campus (Image courtesy of Adyaye Associates) In Brooklyn, one of the country’s first community development corporations has announced its plans to...
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The Weekly Wrap: Governor Hochul Backs Off Housing Mandate
(Photo by Marc A. Hermann / CC BY 2.0) Welcome to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday round up of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions bringing us closer to...
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Removing The Red Tape That Blocks Better Bus Shelters In Virginia
(Photo by Sandy Ravaloniaina / Unsplash) This story was originally published by The Virginia Mercury. Shortly after Chesterfield County poured a concrete pad to support a new bus shelter along Route...
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Our Missing Middle Housing Didn’t Just Go Missing. It Was Torn Down.
A single-family home is demolished in Decatur’s Oakhurst neighborhood in 2012. (Photo by David S. Rotenstein) In early February, the city commission in Decatur, Georgia voted to amend the city’s...
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Incineration Won’t Solve A City’s Waste Problem
Poster notifying residents to call the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to report odors emanating from the [now-closed] incinerator. (Photo courtesy Breath Free Detroit) Sponsored...
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Can A Filipino Cultural District Revive San Francisco’s Downtown?
(Credit: Kultivate Labs) If the pattern continues, these rough years of the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath will mark a time of expansion and renewal for the Filipino community in San Francisco’s...
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Philly Reaches Deal With Property Owner Over The Future Of UC Townhomes
Leasing sign in front of University City Townhomes (Photo by Daniella Heminghaus / Capital-Star) This story was originally published by WHYY’s PlanPhilly as part of the Broke in Philly reporting...
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How A Lexington Nonprofit Is Increasing Participation In Local Government
(Photo courtesy CivicLex) In a time of increasing distrust in civic institutions and political systems, one nonprofit in Lexington is doing something about the dearth of engagement in local politics....
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These Lawsuits Could Turn The Tide On Section 8 Discrimination
(Photo by Sigmund / Unsplash) In October, the Washington, D.C., attorney general’s office announced the largest civil award in a housing discrimination case in U.S. history. The lawsuit was filed in...
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