As communities battle COVID-19, social distancing will be the new normal. But can Americans give up parades, theater, and sporting events, possibly for weeks on end?
Infrastructure, Housing & Transportation
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Riding for Free in Kansas City
Big cities have shunned free public transit. Now, KC’s free-fares push may provide transit systems across the country with a ‘how-to’ guide.
Posted inHousing
Oakland Activists Beat Real Estate Mogul
Moms 4 Housing’s organizing victory highlighted the twin crises of homelessness and lack of affordable housing in many communities in America.
Posted inWorking in America
Four Reasons Why Millennials Don’t Have Any Money
Compared to the boomers, they’re way behind.
Posted inGreen New Deal
Accelerating Equity in Electric Cars
Electric cars will eventually be all cars, but the speed by which they displace conventional cars will depend on making them affordable for low- and middle-income drivers.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Baltimore Leads a City-Based Movement for Water Justice
The city is close to passing a bill that would cap water rates for low-income residents and help them out of water debt.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Colorado Fails on Schools, Transportation Funding
Voters reject a constitutional amendment that would have ended tax refunds for state residents and re-directed those dollars to sectors in need of a fiscal infusion.
Posted inPolitics
Colorado May Be Cool, but Its Roads and Schools Are Meh
Voters can’t fathom why a booming state doesn’t have great highways, transit, and public education—and in November, they’ll have a chance to fix them.
Posted inHousing
Public Housing Is Going Private, and It’s Congress’s Fault
HUD has turned to the private market for money that legislators won’t provide.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Boeing Is Basically a State-Funded Company
So why don’t we get a vote on its leadership?