The unhoused population in Santa Clara County grew by 8% since 2023. The city of Mountain View is a different story.
Homelessness in Mountain View, California grew at a rate significantly higher than the rest of Santa Clara County, reports Veer Oberoi in the MVHS Oracle. While Santa Clara County saw a rise of 8 percent in its unhoused population since 2023, Mountain View saw a much sharper growth of 56 percent.
“The rise in houseless population can be attributed to several factors, most notably the area’s high rent and living costs, limited temporary shelters, and an influx of vehicle dwellers from outside the city, according to Mountain View’s PIT Count City Statement.” This is putting more of the city’s youth at risk of homelessness, which has rippling effects on their education and livelihood.
Oberoi adds, “Societal impacts on housing-insecure people are significant. People facing housing instability experience elevated rates of depression, anxiety, and emotional distress, according to a study published in the Journal of Public Health (2022).” For young people, the stigma can be even more severe.
Read the full story: Homelessness in Mountain View spikes far above county average
Permanent Supportive Housing Providers Face Steep Insurance Hikes
High insurance costs are calling some organizations’ future into question as supportive housing providers struggle to meet their expenses.
California’s New Housing Laws: What You Need to Know
The state legislature passed dozens of new laws aimed at improving housing affordability and streamlining the development process to meet rising demand.
Report: DC Needs ‘Immense’ Funding Increase to Address Housing Crisis
Close to 60,000 District households can’t afford their housing costs, according to research from the Urban Institute.
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
California plans to bury El Niño’s downpour
If the state plays its cards right, it may be able to store a billion acre-feet of El Niño’s water in aquifers.
Desperate measures: Advocates weigh draining Lake Powell to fill Colorado River
Draining the reservoir could reduce evaporation losses by a couple hundred thousand acre-feet.
California city breaks ground on transit connector
The project includes three mobility hubs and a pedestrian bridge.
After public outcry, Massachusetts city releases housing development tracker
Cambridge’s tracker currently shows 250 housing projects in various stages of development.
40 years after approval, Chicago breaks ground on new park
The park honors Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, the city’s first permanent non-native settler.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority