Community, Growth and Housing
Why COVID-19 might not change our cities as much as we expect
What will be the normal way of urban living when the COVID-19 crisis passes? What aspects will remain with us...
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Neighborhoods with MLK streets are poorer than national average and highly segregated, study reveals
Poverty rates are almost double the national average in areas surrounding streets named after Martin Luther King Jr.
Read moreDetailsBCP and Dole Institute of Politics video: Effective housing policy
Local policies have restricted the development of new housing stock and as a result, housing prices have skyrocketed.
Read moreDetailsBCP and Dole Institute of Politics video: Subsidies in the city
Competition to woo Amazon’s new headquarters brought national attention to economic development subsidies, but the practice is not new.
Read moreDetailsBCP and Dole Institute of Politics video: The shapes that shift our cities and demographic trends
Wendell Cox and Patrick Tuohey talk about the large-scale trends that will alter our urban areas.
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Steps toward an inclusive economic recovery
Americans in poor communities were economically hit hardest by COVID; here's how cities can focus on a recovery that works...
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Liberalizing land-use regulations: The case of Houston
Policymakers and planners can ease the housing crisis by liberalizing the restrictions on land use that drive up costs and...
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COVID-19 exposed how bad policies cause affordable housing crises in cities
As the COVID-19 outbreak ran through the U.S., many cities enacted rent-control and anti-eviction policies meant to keep people in...
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Charity rises to the occasion amid the pandemic
Volunteer and non-profit activities have been a bright spot, backstopping government efforts.
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City land-use policies are likely to face new challenges in federal court this year
A 2019 Supreme Court ruling means big impacts -- and potentially big bills -- for some communities.
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