Community, Growth and Housing

We need to welcome growth. We can't keep pushing the growth that should be occurring here to cities 20+ miles...

In cities like Seattle, residents are showing overwhelming support for bringing corner stores back, viewing them as a solution to...

Instead of driving up rents and pushing people out—an all-too-common fear—the influx of new housing helps to ease financial pressure...

What can mayors, governors and urban policymakers do differently to develop their cities into economic powerhouses? Here are some of...

Underused properties could be turned into affordable housing, community centers or sold to make new businesses.

Side by side in Minneapolis, we get to compare the effects of a very modest upzoning with those of stronger...

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.