Topic: Housing
Does Councilmember Young Want to Stifle Development?
The Center City legislator’s proposed bill would block more than 90 percent of city building projects, just as Mayor Parker says to build, build, build
By Jon Geeting
Are Cities Finding their Footing — Or Losing it Again?
Six years after Covid, nationwide, urban recovery is real, but it’s uneven — and newly at risk. What cities are doing it right?
By Diana Lind
What We’ve Gotten Right — and are Getting Wrong — on Affordable Housing
The U.S. has a prominent, federally funded, $17 billion example of successful, economically integrated community building. The nation’s leading housing expert explains why we’re not using it to solve our housing crisis
By Bruce Katz
Renters Need Safe Healthy Homes Too
Homeowners aren’t the only ones who need affordable housing that’s fair for its occupants. A tenants rights advocate asks City Council to crack down on negligent landlords
By Melissa Monts
276,000 Acres of Public Land Hiding in Plain Sight
How can cities unlock land they already own for uses like affordable housing and conservation? The head of one promising initiative offers new tools — and potential solutions
By Diana Lind
Can Josh Shapiro “Get Sh*T Done” on Housing?
The Governor’s budget address focused on solutions to our state’s housing crisis, the most bipartisan issue in the legislature. But will it go far enough?
By Jon Geeting
It’s Philadelphia’s Big Housing Moment. Who’s Keeping Watch?
H.O.M.E. is Philadelphia's most ambitious housing investment in decades. A civic infrastructure consultant argues that the city still lacks something essential: an independent account of housing system health.
By Amanda Soskin
Defining Our Housing Challenge(s)
Laying out the seven distinct but intersecting problems that boil down to: "How do you build more homes that people can afford?"
By Bruce Katz and Colin Higgins
Where’s the American Dream for Renters?
Renters — an entire generation who can’t afford to buy a house — deserve economic mobility, too. The solution: Programs that help save money and build equity
By Diana Lind
Keep Philly Renters from Drowning in Junk Fees
Undisclosed in rental leases, add-on costs threaten to upend affordable housing. Seattle and other cities have begun to put a stop to the practice
By Cristian Salazar