Elana is the associate editor of The Planning Report.
Recent Posts
Even as the city pursues new affordable housing, lax enforcement of rental regulations is leading to rising costs and evictions.
Crain's New York Business
Officials hope that improving access to housing for people who use voucher programs will help prevent homelessness in the city.
LAist
Neighborhood rezonings that disproportionately displace minority residents could violate the Fair Housing Act, advocates say.
Brooklyn Eagle
Transit experts want to optimize the benefits of the biggest network of separated busways in the country.
Pittsburgh City Paper
A creative exhibit highlights how redlining and racist exclusion persist today.
Curbed Seattle
A new paper examines the impacts of broad economic trends—like inequality, job markets, and migration—on housing markets in the nation's major metropolitan areas.
The Planning Report
Legislators are trying to chip away at the law that restricts tenant protections around the state.
Los Angeles Times
It's only the county's second bus rapid transit route, but planners hope the Swift Green Line will eventually connect with a more robust network of BRT and rail service.
The Urbanist
APTA's new report suggests that the need for investment is great, but the benefits could be even greater.
Metro Magazine
More than 900 Chinese cities are continuing to plan for growth even as their populations shrink.
South China Morning Post