Blogosphere: SG Great Unless Causing Bubbles
Grist
Did land-use regulation contribute to the housing bubble? The idea is no comfort to Smart Growth fans, but it's the conclusion of new research [PDF] from a pair of economists...
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(July 30, 2010)
Blogosphere: Missing the Point on Inclusionary Zoning
NRDC Switchboard
Earlier this week, The Washington Post featured an article by Jeffrey O'Connell headlined, "DC affordable housing policy has put up a goose egg." The article casts a pall over the city's new inclusionary zoning program, citing a city report to the effect that the law had created no new affordable homes in Washington between last August, when it went into effect, and March of this year...
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(July 30, 2010)
National: Slow Moving Fanny and Freddie Overhaul
Washington Post
The Obama administration on Tuesday tiptoed closer to overhauling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announcing a conference next month to begin a public discussion on how to remake the nation's system for funding home loans...
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(July 30, 2010)
Twin Cities: LRT Could Boost West Bank Development
Minnesota Daily
As construction moves forward on the Central Corridor Light-Rail line, city and county officials are exploring how the track could boost development near the future West Bank station...
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(July 30, 2010)
Bay Area: Creating More Livable Communities
San Francisco Chronicle
Tired of long commutes, heart-stopping gas bills and brown air? Private developers, local governments and the state of California are working on an answer. It's called infill development. It strives to build the next generation of California's housing in neighborhoods that are well-planned, walkable, have parks and green spaces, are near jobs and public transportation, and have shopping close enough that you don't have to start up the minivan to get a quart of milk. Read On
(July 30, 2010)
Quote of the Day
WSBTV Atlanta
"As the new development came in, you weren't kind of leaving people who had been there forever in the dirt,"
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(July 28, 2010)
Chicago: HUD Charges Developer Over Accessibility
Chicago Breaking News
A local architect and developer was charged Monday by the Department of Housing and Urban Development with housing discrimination for designing and building a Chicago apartment building that it alleges does not comply with accessibility requirements....
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(July 28, 2010)
Atlanta: Beltline Could Spur Thousands of Housing Units
WSBTV
The Atlanta Beltline is using a community land trust that would keep and create more than 5,000 units of affordable housing in the city, Channel 2 Action News has learned. Organizers said it's an effort to keep residents already living in city limits, and entice new residents to move in..
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(July 28, 2010)
Quote of the Day
USA Today
"I was a little nervous about taking the bus. Now, I wouldn't go back to driving."
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(July 27, 2010)
Blogosphere: More Space for Parking than Offices
Streetsblog NYC
Another city, another would-be transit-oriented development undermined by a glut of parking. This time it's Newton, Massachusetts, where plans are underway to build 420,000 square feet of office space, 60,000 square feet of retail, and 190 units of housing at the Riverside terminus of Boston's Green Line, the highest-ridership light rail line in the country...
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(July 27, 2010)
