Cory Booker’s big idea to rein in exclusionary zoning
Cities & Communities
Posted inCivil Rights in America
American Police Must Own Their Racial Injustices
To improve relationships with communities of color, a reconciliation movement has begun in several cities, in which police brush up on their history, admit past mistakes, and listen to frank talk and hard truths.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Transportation Gridlock in the Northeast Bridges over Troubled Partisan Waters
A new Sierra Club survey finds bipartisan agreement on the region’s public transportation woes and support for stronger efforts to deal with air pollution and climate change.
Posted inLaw and Justice
How Justice Kennedy’s Retirement Could Lead to an Increase in Housing Discrimination
Kennedy was the swing vote on a case that affirmed the Fair Housing Act protects against discrimination even if it isn’t explicit.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Harm to Affordable Housing
By cutting rates for the wealthy, the Tax Act slashes the value of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What Else Could We Do with $1.9 Trillion?
If we spent that money on infrastructure rather than tax cuts for the rich, we would get better economic performance and more good jobs.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Linking Commuter Rail to Jobs, Housing, and Opportunity in Eastern Massachusetts
Developers have a laser-like focus on projects in Boston and its inner suburbs while ignoring the rich potential of smaller cities that have decades-old rail connections to the state capital.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Linking Commuter Rail to Jobs, Housing, and Opportunity in Eastern Massachusetts
Developers have a laser-like focus on projects in Boston and its inner suburbs while ignoring the rich potential of smaller cities that have decades-old rail connections to the state capital.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Flagging Down Driverless Buses
Automated buses are already operating in some communities, but they may be on an even slower road to widespread adoption than headline-grabbing driverless cars.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Washington Metro Sinks into the Swamp in NHL Playoff Miscue
Transit officials in the nation’s capital did not have the money to keep the subway system open late for the Washington Capitals playoff game. But Qatar did.
