A catalytic project has been proposed for downtown South Bend, IN: a mixed-use district that would include hotels, apartments, and commercial uses.
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A suburb of Washington, DC is exploring a new approach to creating more affordable housing through public-private partnerships.
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Local officials in Dallas are considering eliminating minimum parking requirements in the city—and predictably, the measure has both critics and proponents.
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Here’s a grounded look at why an elevated walkway didn’t do as much to save downtown Morristown, TN, as residents once hoped.
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Five families from Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Pittsburg move to the suburbs in search of the American dream…only to find decline.
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Millennials are getting older, having children…and fleeing to the only places where they can afford housing: the exurbs.
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In this episode of Upzoned, host Abby Kinney is joined by Ryan Johnson, the builder and resident of the first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the U.S.: Culdesac Tempe.
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Kentucky’s largest school system recently had to cancel classes due to a disastrous overhaul of the bus system—but they’re not the only ones struggling with student transportation issues.
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A new proposal to simplify zoning in Durham, NC is sparking controversy. Host Abby talks with special guest, Aaron Lubeck.
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Arizona’s water agency has approved 80,000 new housing lots, even though developers are finding it increasingly difficult to find enough water for it.
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In the midst of a nationwide housing crisis, Atlanta plans to adopt a “social housing model” in order to create more affordable housing for its residents.
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It is extremely difficult to build housing in Rhode Island. It’s also expensive to buy homes, with prices having increased by 34% since the summer of 2020. Why?
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Why is this “perfect neighborhood” in Longmont, CO, not easily copied in other places around the U.S.?
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In this special Upzoned episode, get a behind the scenes look at how the Strong Towns National Gathering came together, a few lessons learned, and some possible changes for future gatherings.
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For this special Member Week episode of Upzoned, hear Strong Towns members from all over talking about who they are, what they’ve seen in their communities, and what they’re doing.
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In Kansas City, KS, parking regulations threaten to demolish local coffee shop Kinship Cafe for a parking lot. The cafe’s owner, T.J. Roberts, joins us today on Upzoned to talk about his struggle to save his business.
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Developers are starting to view downtown abandoned office buildings as easy cash—that is, if you can find the right sort of abandoned office.
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Why does multifamily housing has the same, copied look in most places?
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What lessons can we glean from a century-old solution to housing crises?
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Although you may not see as many people without homes in the streets of rural America, that doesn’t mean the housing crisis hasn’t struck communities outside of big cities.
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