Development
The 2017 Law That Could Boost Housing Under Trump 2.0
Drexel’s Metro Finance head on what cities can learn from … Alabama
By Ross Baird and Bruce KatzCities Will Save The Country
Drexel’s Metro Finance director on the return of “New Localism” in the second age of Trump
By Bruce Katz and Florian SchalliolThe YIMBYS Have Won
San Francisco pro-housing activist and Philly native Sonja Trauss will return to her hometown on November 15 to herald a solution to our housing crisis. Here, she reflects on how to avoid the pitfalls of Bay Area unaffordability
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyRay Philly
From the outside, this brand-new Olde Kensington development looks like the rest of the shiny luxury options. Inside, however, it’s all about the arts and community.
By Courtney DuCheneThe Folly of Free Parking
What Philly can learn and gain (affordable housing!) from doing the unthinkable: Making our parking spots more expensive.
By Malcolm BurnleyIs it Time for a Housing Safety Net?
American families should always have a stable place to call home. Drexel’s Metro Finance head makes the case for doing it right
By Bruce KatzTreat Housing Like an Industry in Need of a Plan
The federal housing crisis requires a rethinking of how we build and who is doing it. Drexel’s Metro Finance head lays out a plan
By Bruce KatzCouncil, Do Your Homework on Housing Prices
A Temple University law professor warns about the potential dangers of City Council’s plan to ban pricing software landlords use to set rents in Philadelphia
By Salil K. MehraMake Building Easier
Drexel’s Metro Finance head with two federal housing policy ideas that mobilize resources and reduce barriers to creating housing for all Americans
By Bruce KatzHow Cities Can Reverse The “Human Doom Loop”
What’s happening to people is more worrisome than the fate of office buildings. An urbanist has city-centric solutions.
By Diana Lind