Community, Growth and Housing

The local is where we live, we’ve often written, and therefore local government is a “collection of us.” It's in...

Allowing all-residential projects in commercial zones doesn’t mean giving up on the promise of a great mixed-use main street or...

Most Americans live in suburbs — they do so because they find it an attractive and low cost of living. Many...

Advocates promote a return to traditional urban design principles, emphasizing compact, walkable neighborhoods with diverse housing and public spaces.

Growing commute times is not just an inconvenience but a symptom of deeper issues within our urban planning and public...

The White House wants significant changes in zoning laws to enhance affordable housing availability.

The court now decide whether it is constitutional to punish homeless people for doing in public things that are necessary...

Is the land-use tax a revenue-neutral way to spur development and infill? City leaders in Detroit are exploring the question.

The Atlantic recently published a great piece entitled, "The Anti-California, How Montana performed a housing miracle." The author details all...

After many decades of reinvestment and repopulation, some American downtowns are now showing signs of hollowing out again.