Tag: Economic Development

To effectively tackle housing affordability, policymakers must prioritize increasing housing supply by removing restrictive regulations, thereby enabling the construction of ...

Despite efforts by a small group of pro-housing Democratic legislators to address these affordability issues by reducing zoning restrictions and ...

Even in progressive states, restrictive zoning remains “fundamentally designed to separate people by income,” effectively creating walls that hinder mobility ...

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

Instead of trying to force unwilling workers back to the office, Canadian cities should instead focus on developing downtowns that ...

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 ...