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Homeownership in Reach for More Renters
According to the Urban Institute's Housing Affordability for Renters Index, the number of renters who can afford to buy a home in their metropolitan area is generally increasing when compared to the housing bubble of the mid-2000s.
What a Different Approach to ADUs Could Mean for Chicago
Architect Larry Kearns argues that re-legalizing accessory dwelling units in Chicago could do a lot to promote affordable housing and economic diversity.
Study Examines the Benefits of Online Reviews to Planning Research
Online reviews aren't representative of overall neighborhood populations, but they can reveal data that otherwise might go unnoticed during research phases of planning processes.
Five Years of 100 Resilient Cities
It's been five years since the Rockefeller Foundation launched the 100 Resilient Cities initiative. A new analysis by the Urban Institute evaluates the accomplishments of 100 Resilient Cities so far.
Editorial: Raise Height Limits to San Jose's Proper Stature
The city of San Jose has the "least distinctive" downtown skyline of the nation's major cities, according to editorial board of The Mercury News. The City Council has a chance to change that.
The Transit App Now the Transit App for All of St. Louis
The Transit app will replace the Metro on the Go app for multi-modal trip planning around St. Louis.
The New New Protected Bike Lane
Protected bike lanes, a relatively new addition to streets in the United States, are already evolving.
Shipping Container Farms Growing in the U.S.
Hydroponic farming company Square Roots will expand thanks to a partnership with Gordon Foods.
Comic Reveals the Difficulties of Navigating the World With Special Needs
A comic strip called "Spinning Our Wheels' explores the difficulties of navigating Chicago with a special needs child.
Choosing Bike Lanes Over Bikelash in Los Angeles
Activists threaten to sue after the city of Los Angeles decided to forgo environmental review on a street reconfiguration project that removed a vehicle lane on Venice Boulevard.
350-Mile Underground Electricity Transmission Line Would Connect Iowa to Chicago
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Jingoli Power, and Siemens Financial Services are pitching underground electricity transmission infrastructure for the midwest.
Another Transit Funding Fix Proposed in New York: a Non-Resident Luxury Apartment Tax
One way, or another, wealthy New Yorkers are probably going to end up contributing to the financial end of the equation for solutions to New York's public transit woes.
Rent Prices Spike in Canada
The largest price jump in 30 years hit the rental market in Canada at the beginning of the year.
Demand-Based Pricing for On-Street Parking Pilot Finds Success in D.C.
It's rare to see a policy so effective in achieving its goals.
Trump's Budget Would Cut Funding for HUD, Transportation, EPA, More
Presidential budgets usually arrive with zero chance of being adopted without changes, but still important to consider as a reflection of the Executive Branch's priorities.
U.S. Risks Becoming Backwater for Electric Vehicle Sales
Auto analyst John Voelcker discusses the electric vehicle market in the U.S. on NPR. Ominous clouds belie the excellent sales figures for last year, and policies pushed by Trump only ensure that motor vehicles will continue to gulp more gasoline.
Upgraded Zoning and Land Use Webtool Released for New York City
The New York Department of City Planning is keeping itself on the cutting edge of internet technology.
Ideas for Sidewalk Labs' Smart City Include Building Raincoats and Heated Paving System
Weather plays a big factor in the "smart cities" technology experiments in development by Sidewalk Labs for its Toronto pilot project.
Legislation Introduced to Enable the Bay Area to Tackle Housing Crisis as a Region
A new bill would grant the Housing Alliance for the Bay Area taxing authority to raise revenue in the nine-county region to find solutions to the housing crisis. Another bill would reduce the voter threshold below two-thirds for eligible taxes.
Concern Grows Over lack of Progress With L.A.'s $1.2 Billion Homeless Housing Bond
Measure HHH promised to build 10,000 new units of homeless housing units in the city of Los Angeles. Two years later, not a single unit has been added.
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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