This new analysis of American Community Survey data by Issi Romem, the chief economist at the platform BuildZoom, shows that metropolitan areas that have resisted… Read More »
National
Housing Development Toolkit
The White House published a report looking at the role that zoning and other land use regulations have in increasing housing prices. The report includes… Read More »
Returns on Resilience: The Business Case
This report looks at how “building for resilience” to protect buildings and sites from increasing climate change risks makes business sense.
Projecting Trends in Severely Cost-Burdened Renters: 2015-2025
This white paper projects how many households would be severely rent burdened by 2025 given demographic trends and differing assumptions about real changes in income… Read More »
Land Use and Municipal Budgets: The Fiscal Connection
Municipalities across the United States are struggling with the fiscal burden of expenditures for infrastructure and services that are higher than necessary because of inefficient… Read More »
Planning for a More Resilient Future: A Guide to Regional Approaches
This report summarizes the growing body of research on resilience from disasters (both natural and human-induced) and examines current thinking on regional resilience.
Resilience for Free: How Solar+Storage Could Protect Multifamily Affordable Housing from Power Outages at Little or No Net Cost
This report finds that solar power with battery backup storage systems can reduce operating costs in affordable housing and even generate revenue in some markets.
Promoting Opportunity through Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (eTOD): Barriers to Success and Best Practices for Implementation
This report shows how equitable transit-oriented development can bring a range of benefits to the neighborhood and broader regional economy, the environment, municipal finances, public health,… Read More »
Inclusionary Housing: Creating and Maintaining Equitable Communities
This study makes the case for well-timed, thoughtful use of inclusionary zoning as a tool to support diverse, affordable communities.
The Transportation and Health Tool
The Transportation and Health Tool provides easy access to health practitioners on the health impacts of transportation systems including: safety, active transportation, air quality, and connectivity… Read More »