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Elana is the associate editor of The Planning Report.
San Francisco Preserves Affordable Housing At Risk of Gentrification
A loan program helps non-profits procure affordable apartment buildings that might otherwise be snatched up by speculative developers.
HUD Directs Houston to Revoke Housing Vouchers
A recent letter from HUD instructs the Houston Housing Authority to take drastic measures to reduce a projected budget gap.
Disability Activists Sue New York MTA
Two class action lawsuits take New York’s inaccessible metro system to task.
Chicago Pays Billions for Continued Segregation
The Urban Institute and the Metropolitan Planning Council studied the social and economic impacts of segregation in the Chicago region.
Memphis's Four-Point Plan to Eliminate Blight
Memphis hopes its coordinated action plan on blight can be a model for cities nationwide.