Pollution levels inside the toll zone dropped by about one-fifth, and smaller improvements showed up across the city and surrounding suburbs. The biggest changes happened over time.

Pre-approved housing plans are a pragmatic, cost-effective way to deliver that. Builders get speed and certainty. Residents get homes. Governments get out of the way.

From The Hill

What’s missing is not just housing but a holistic view of families as integral to civic health. Policies that make urban living compatible with family life—through housing, schools, transportation, and public space—are not just pro-family; they’re pro-city.