Affordable Housing
Kentucky town targets housing crisis with modular homes on city lots
Covington is using modular housing to speed up construction and city-owned lots to lower the cost of real estate for affordable housing.
A masterful, human-centered defense of rent control
Book Review: "Fortunate People in a Fortunate Land" offers a human look at how rent control is more than just numbers and data in a spreadsheet.
Cleveland program has housed 200 people since 2024
The A Home For Every Neighbor initiative successfully moves people into housing in under two weeks.
Jersey City could build 700 homes on city-owned parking lots
If approved, a redevelopment proposal would build hundreds of new homes on a pair of city parking lots.
Mayor Mamdani unveils map of 100 public lots that could become housing
The city identified properties that could be available for new housing development.
Judge says Rhode Island town can't seize private lot to block affordable housing
The town of Johnston moved to seize a lot for municipal buildings after its owners submitted a plan for a 254-unit housing development.
NYC landlords sue Mamdani administration over rent freeze
The suit charges the administration with unfairly promoting the rent freeze and accuses the city's Rent Guidelines Board of yielding to pressure from the mayor.
Waco wants to re-legalize cottage courts
Cities and states around the country are looking to a forgotten housing model as a way to ease the housing crisis.
In Nantucket, where over half of homes are for seasonal use, workers struggle to find affordable housing
The island is short roughly 892 to 1,081 rental units.
Madison approves hundreds of affordable apartments as deadline for federal funding looms
A recently approved project will bring 163 affordable units to the north side.
Analysis: DC needs tens of thousands of new homes — not just 'zoned capacity'
Estimates for Washington DC's housing needs range from 15,000 to 170,000.
LA approves $2B 'urban village' plan for former cold storage facilities
The project promises an interconnected neighborhood with a focus on public space.
Vacant lots in south Dallas are giving way to affordable housing
A land use analysis found that Dallas could increase tax revenue and close resource gaps if it invests in vacant lot redevelopment.
How policy changes helped Minneapolis beat rent inflation
Despite a boom in population, Minneapolis has managed to keep rents relatively steady through a combination of legislative action and private investment.
When churches become builders: New data chronicles the rise of the YIGBY movement
More and more churches want to use their land to build affordable housing. The public sector can help.
NYPD parking lot to become affordable housing as part of Mamdani's Block by Block initiative
The city awarded the lot to a group of developers to build a mixed-use project with 131 housing units.
Seattle church complex includes 87 affordable homes
The Columbia City Church of Hope deeded part of its property to an affordable housing developer after limiting in-person congregation during the pandemic.
Vacant downtown LA office building will be transformed into 512 affordable homes
The World Trade Center will create hundreds of new apartments with rents starting as low as $937.
NYC expands housing vouchers by $175M in new budget
Mayor Mamdani agreed to drop an Adams-era lawsuit that attempted to block the expansion of the voucher program.
Judge halts 'hasty' HUD changes to homelessness grants
Service providers said the sudden changes would have imperiled thousands of Americans and forced more people into homelessness.
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
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
