This report looks at the pros and cons of subsidizing trips on ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft to connect economically disadvantaged individuals and families… Read More »
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Building a Bikeable City for All
This article references several reports and highlights on-the-ground efforts to make social equity more central to discussions about bicycle infrastructure and advocacy, especially since people… Read More »
How Rising Commercial Rents Are Threatening Independent Businesses, and What Cities Are Doing About It
This report examines how high rents are shuttering businesses and stunting entrepreneurship. It also explores six strategies cities are using to create an affordable built… Read More »
Urban Revival? Not for Most Americans
This article looks at the change in urban living for detailed demographic groups based on Census data analyses and confirms that the American population overall… Read More »
The Affordable Housing Gap Analysis 2016
This report finds that only 31 affordable rental units are available per 100 extremely low-income households in the US.
US Concentrated Poverty in the Wake of the Great Recession
This analysis looks at how and where extreme poverty has increased over time. Following the recession, the number of poor people living in concentrated poverty… Read More »
Household Expenditures and Income
This shows that while this expense has been inching up for everyone, the poorest third of Americans now spend about 50 percent more on all… Read More »
Health in Housing: Exploring the Intersection between Housing and Health Care
This report shows that pairing affordable housing with health care services significantly increases access to primary care and reduces emergency department visits while lowering Medicaid… Read More »
The Best Complete Streets Policies of 2015
This report is a yearly analysis of newly passed Complete Streets policies, including recognition of the country’s most comprehensive ones.
Stalled Out: How Empty Parking Spaces Diminish Neighborhood Affordability
This report explores the relationship between unused parking and neighborhood affordability. Minimum parking requirements don’t always reflect real demand, and as parking supply goes up,… Read More »