Community, Growth and Housing
St. Paul voters approve radical rent control ballot initiative
It's only been since early November when voters in St. Paul, Minnesota, approved a sweeping rent control ballot initiative, but...
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Federal loophole thwarts state curbs on police seizures of property
Civil asset forfeiture continues in some states because of the federal equitable sharing program. Between 2000 and 2019, the federal...
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Is there truly “no more room for housing” in California?
Paul Krugman recently wrote, “there’s no more room for housing” in California unless they build up. After all, he notes,...
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History shows spending on infrastructure doesn’t always end well
Questions about which massive structures to build, and where, are actually very hard to answer. Infrastructure is always about the...
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American cities, big and small, still ruffling feathers of backyard chicken owners
Many larger U.S. cities today are far more welcoming than are small towns to those who would raise a few...
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Case study: Innovations to zoning and permitting regulations can unlock opportunity
New Rochelle, New York, is a dramatic example of how zoning reform can attract investment and generate economic growth for...
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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.
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