Affordable Housing
Historic Newark building to become affordable housing
The century-old building will be converted into nearly 200 homes with ground-floor retail.
San Diego establishes $8.5M affordable housing fund
The new fund will let local nonprofits and developers apply for funding to shore up the city's affordable housing stock.
Austin opens city's first carless, affordable condo community
The Ivory building is all-electric and offers residents transit passes to encourage car-free living.
Book review: Co-ops, commons and the conundrum of cashing in on the American dream
Jonathan Tarleton’s "Homes for Living: The Fight for Social Housing and a New American Commons" shows what happens when a loophole in housing legislation opens the door to the privatization of a common good — and when an affordable home suddenly becomes a commodity.
Ann Arbor millage tax has created over $27M for affordable housing
The 2020 property tax is expected to fund roughly 1,500 new affordable homes.
Trump refuses to sign housing bill, throwing bipartisan agreement into limbo
The president's cancellation of the bill signing came as a shock to both sides of the political aisle.
Seattle social housing agency can now issue bonds
The new Seattle Social Housing Developer funds affordable housing through a tax on the city's highest-paying companies.
Senate passes bipartisan housing bill
The Senate version of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act now heads to the House for a vote.
St. Augustine opens first large-scale affordable housing development
The Florida city is accepting applications for a 92-unit building aimed at reducing housing costs for residents.
Universal Orlando sells lot for $100, paving way for 1,000 new homes
The new development will offer below-market rate housing for Universal employees and other residents.
Wellesley sues state over proposed housing on state-owned parking lot
The college town opposes a 180-unit development that it says creates too much density for the area.
The "vicious cycle of real estate mania" — and how we might find our way home
Book review: In "The Lost and the Found: A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family, and Second Chances," Kevin Fagan humanizes the housing crisis like never before.
A South Dakota hospital is funding a new subdivision for its employees
Some employees see investing in housing as the only way to stem the loss of workers moving away due to high housing costs.
Seattle's first social housing building gets 10,000 resident applications
The Elara at the Market development includes 150 affordable housing units.
LA delays state housing mandate with 'low-rise ordinance'
The new ordinance allows the city to delay implementing SB 79, a state law requiring more density near transit.
Density-averse Palo Alto seeks 'pro-housing' moniker
The Silicon Valley city is seeking a state designation that offers access to state housing funds.
The complex web of funding behind Wisconsin's largest private affordable housing complex
The 576-unit project offers lessons for other large-scale affordable housing projects.
NYC mayor announces plan to repair, restore and build new public housing
Roughly 300,000 New Yorkers live in the city's public housing system.
Hundreds of affordable homes in the pipeline in Sioux Falls
The city is supporting three projects with no-interest loans.
Austin's building boom fails to reach the poorest residents
Although the city has built thousands of new homes, few of them are available to the lowest-earning households.
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
