Want More Housing? Fix the Land Bank

Dozens of proposed new homes are sitting in limbo because City Council won’t release City-owned properties for affordable development

By Jon Geeting
New Urban Order

Is Government The Answer to Our Housing Crisis?

As Mayor Parker aims to build or repair 30,000 affordable homes, she might look to the UK for a housing plan worth stealing

By Diana Lind
Development for Good

Constructing Opportunity

Entrepreneur Blane Stoddart runs The Economy League’s networking program connecting Philadelphia anchor institutions like Penn and PECO with local, Black and Brown-owned construction firms

By Courtney DuChene

Move to Philly. Invite a Friend.

A new nonprofit thinks that by diversifying our middle-income earners, we can create a path to prosperity for Philadelphians of all income levels

By Malcolm Burnley
The New Urban Order

Move Fast and Build Things

What if Philly and other cities actually fixed problems ... quickly?

By Diana Lind

How to Build More Housing without the Feds

President Trump is set to disrupt housing policy as we know it. Here’s how Drexel’s Metro Finance head says cities and states can take over

By Bruce Katz

Bok Comes to Broad Street

Lindsey Scannepieco just won a bidding war to redevelop two iconic University of the Arts buildings. Here's how her company, Scout, plans to keep arts on the Avenue of the Arts

By Courtney DuChene
Ideas We Should Steal

Follow the (Federal) Money

New York City’s comptroller has made public exactly how federal money is spent in the city to serve residents. Drexel’s Metro Finance head encourages other cities, like Philly, to do the same, to prepare for the consequences of President Trump’s funding cuts

By Bruce Katz
The New Urban Order

Can Preservation and Development Go Together?

It’s easy to attack the preservation of buildings like the Roundhouse when housing is in such demand.

By Diana Lind

The Housing Crisis’ New Crisis

Trump’s upheaval of the federal government is disrupting 40-year-old housing policies that have helped cities provide homes for residents. Drexel’s Metro Finance head with what we must do

By Bruce Katz, Ben Preis and Michael Saadine