Public Housing

Secretary Ben Carson's vision for the Department of Housing and Urban Development focuses on a new workforce development program called EnVision Centers.

March 22, 2018 - Urban Institute

A new book tells the story of Chicago's Cabrini-Green and reflects on what the lives of the people in this public housing project have to say about the lives of all Americans.

February 10, 2018 - South Side Weekly

Low-income renters are requiring longer periods of rental assistance, and the trends show housing costs are a leading cause.

February 2, 2018 - Modern Cities

It's hard to get Section 8 vouchers, and getting a voucher doesn't guarantee you'll find a place that will take them. Almost half of voucher recipients can't find a landlord who’ll accept them.

January 9, 2018 - Market Place (NPR)

In The Real Deal, HUD administrator Lynne Patton hints at a 10-point plan for New York and New Jersey.

December 11, 2017 - The Real Deal

In a wide-ranging editorial, Mark Allen argues for strategies that may help communities cope with climate disasters as they grow more frequent.

September 15, 2017 - Green Left Weekly

KPCC has published an interactive map showing the publicly funded affordable housing developments in Los Angeles County.

August 31, 2017 - KPCC

An in-depth feature in Architect magazine surveys the affordable housing landscape and finds architects, planners, and developers trying to find a better way through an inefficient system.

June 26, 2017 - Architect

A recent report from the Urban Institute warns of potentially expanding catastrophe for affordable housing around the country.

May 22, 2017 - Business Insider

The city of San Jose, California is crafting regulations to give renters and low-income residents more rights and access to fair housing.

May 14, 2017 - The Mercury News

Residents of public housing in California's state capital now have new access to economic mobility in the form of a shared fleet of electric cars—all made possible by the state's cap-and-trade system that limits and offset carbon emissions.

May 11, 2017 - The Sacramento Bee

Next City explores the possible consequences of reported desire by the Trump Administration to cut $6 billion from the budget of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

March 16, 2017 - Next City

The Washington Post has a big scoop about the early draft of the Trump Administration's budget for the Department of Housing Urban Development.

March 9, 2017 - The Washington Post

The process of redeveloping the site of one of the country's most infamous public housing complexes, Cabrini-Green in Chicago, will soon take another substantial step into the future.

February 23, 2017 - Chicago Tribune

Rising land values has made some of the land Sydney, Australia's affordable housing sits on prime targets for redevelopment and gentrification.

February 21, 2017 - South China Morning Post

New York plans to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions from public housing.

February 11, 2017 - Next City

Few government programs are as misunderstood, with such high consequences, as public housing subsidies.

February 8, 2017 - Greater Greater Washington

Simply inviting residents to participate in design charrettes or a community planning process does not mitigate the significant loss they feel as they witness the physical destruction of their homes and lived history.

January 31, 2017 - Shelterforce/Rooflines

An article notes the signs of change at the New York City Housing Authority, which has adopted its first-ever design guidelines in a renewed effort to deliver safe and healthy homes to residents.

January 22, 2017 - Next City

The city wants both public uses to be housed in "eye-catching works of architecture."

November 7, 2016 - Chicago Tribune