Month: April 2017
Mapping America’s Intractable Homelessness Problem
America has an enduring homelessness problem, with incredible human and economic costs. When they’re acknowledged, homeless people are routinely shunned and criminalized, and often considered…
Can Tiny Houses In People’s Backyards Help Alleviate The Homelessness Crisis?
If you own a house in Portland, Oregon, the county government wants to make you a deal: It will build you a free tiny house…
How Seattle Is Dismantling a NIMBY Power Structure
For decades, activist homeowners have held virtual veto power over nearly every decision on Seattle’s growth and development. In large and small ways, these homeowners,…
Good Schools, Affordable Homes: Finding Suburban Sweet Spots
For better or worse, it’s common for city-dwelling families that reach a certain size to make the leap to the suburbs for more space and…