Moving San Mateo County Forward: Housing and Transit at a Crossroads
TRANSFORM HOUSING LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Silicon Valley is booming. The economy has come roaring back since the 2008 downturn. Thousands of new jobs have been created. In fact, between 2010 and 2017,...
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TRANSFORMCALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP CORPORATION Executive Summary California is currently debating how to invest greenhouse gas (GHG) cap-and-trade auction proceeds so that they result in real,...
View ArticleReduce Speculation and Limit Gentrification: Penalize Absentee/Pied-à-Terre...
The cities where housing prices are highest and the gentrification debate is the most forceful — places like San Francisco, New York, Vancouver BC, and London — all share one quality: they’re world...
View ArticleThe Macro View on Micro Units
URBAN LAND INSTITUTE A common perception exists that unit sizes in new apartments have been shrinking as developers seek higher density and higher revenue per square foot to offset rising land value...
View ArticleTransit-Oriented Development in Lakeview, Illinois
LAKEVIEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Lakeview is historically a dense community that developed around its CTA stations, and demographic trends since 2000 continue to reinforce the central role of transit in...
View ArticleJersey City, NJ: Housing Development Implosion (Video)
Jersey City is in the middle of a $100 million-plus project to revitalize its affordable housing. As part of this initiative, the city teamed up with EarthCam and Prestige Building Companies to...
View ArticleInnovative Financing Helps Universities Grow
Written by Mary Scott NabersPresident and CEO, Strategic Partnerships Inc. Texas A&M University recently announced plans to expand its student housing capacity by more than 3,400 beds with a unique...
View ArticleStalled Out: How Empty Parking Spaces Diminish Neighborhood Affordability
CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY Executive Summary Late at night, when Chicago sleeps, apartment parking lots are at their peak usage. When CNT visited those lots and garages at 4:00 a.m., though, we...
View ArticlePushed Out: Housing Displacement in an Unaffordable Region
REGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION (RPA) Over the past decades, New York City and much of the surrounding region has experienced a remarkable turnaround. Our robust transit system, walkable neighborhoods,...
View ArticleAffordable housing – the crisis continues and municipal leaders, aware of the...
Written by Mary Scott Nabers President and CEO, Strategic Partnerships Inc. Smart Cities and Affordable Housing As city leaders struggle to help their communities become “smart cities,” elected...
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