Pandemic job losses could fuel a rise in homelessness for years
Anthony Orlando of the Economic Roundtable discusses new report findings that the pandemic could cause twice as much new homelessness as the 2008 Great Recession.
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Can Atlanta end single-family zoning?
That's just one of the proposals put forth by a new initiative that outlines policy-based solutions for affordable and equitable growth in one of the US's fastest-growing metropolises.
Red Vienna: How Austria’s capital earned its place in housing history
Between the two world wars, Vienna undertook one of the most ambitious public housing programmes ever. That effort is still credited with maintaining affordability a century later.
Why don’t we treat housing as infrastructure?
High-cost cities tend to deem housing a financial asset rather than a human right. A new report suggests it may be time for a different approach.
State and local protections helped the US avert the worst-case evictions crisis this year
Recent analysis from the Eviction Lab finds that moratoriums significantly reduced the rate of expulsion filings in US cities, but many of those protections are set to expire soon.
The next challenge for Austin’s transit plan: Delivering on its equity pledge
The Texas capital wants to show that it can build light rail while protecting nearby communities at risk of displacement.
French cities aim to make housing more secure in the midst of the pandemic
France is experimenting with rent controls to better protect inhabitants and make its housing markets more sustainable.
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What can the Biden administration do to reform zoning?
Much depends on control of the Senate, but the administration may have a few tools of its own to encourage cities to change their land-use rules.
‘People just look in the window’: Naples’ smallest homes blur the line between public and private
Covid-19 has amplified the structural problems with these tiny apartments as daily life spills out into the street.
How Barcelona’s housing and mobility efforts helped it respond to the pandemic
Mayor Ada Colau says her city's ongoing work to create affordable housing and safer streets provided a foundation for its crisis response.
Berliners want to expropriate 250,000 homes. Here’s what stands in their way
A group of housing advocates are hoping a new referendum will transfer ownership of a quarter of a million apartments to the people.
Intergenerational home sharing lowers rent and increases happiness
Programmes that match seniors with students increase the supply of affordable housing while decreasing both living costs and social isolation.
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