Burned Out and Backlogged: The Real Blockade in LA’s Post-Fire Recovery

Los Angeles is desperate to rebuild after the wildfires that destroyed nearly 60,000 acres back in January. So why is it that 6 months later, not much has changed?

Top StoryStrong TownsAugust 12, 2025wildfire, Incremental Housing, incremental development, housing policy, california

Bangor’s Bold Moves on Housing

Bangor, Maine, isn’t holding out for silver bullets. It’s getting to work—clearing the way for more homes in creative, community-minded ways.

Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 3, 2025Incremental Housing, housing crisis, Maine, next increment, housing policy

Chicago Banned Its Traditional Affordable Housing—Let’s Fix That

It’s time to make the beloved housing solution that turned Chicago into a bustling, modern city legal again.

Top StoryAlex MonteroJune 12, 2025Incremental Housing, housing crisis, Maine, next increment, housing policy

Fed Up With Red Tape, an Indiana Town Tries a New Housing Strategy

In Lawrence, Indiana, a new housing task force is turning local tools into real solutions to tackle the town’s growing housing crisis head-on.

4 Ways To Build Homes and Expand Opportunity, With Cullum Clark

Cullum Clark, a director at the George W. Bush Institute, discusses housing reforms that have proven to be economically feasible, politically realistic, and impactful on a large scale. (Transcript included.)

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJune 2, 2025podcast, Incremental Housing, housing policy, housing market, economics

Cities of Yes: 6 Places Opening the Door to More Housing

By clearing the path for more homes in more places, these places aren’t just tweaking policy—they’re rewriting the rules to build stronger, more resilient communities.

Top StoryStrong TownsMay 27, 2025Incremental Housing, housing market, housing policy, bottom-up, neighborhoods

We Can’t Solve the Housing Crisis While Making Infill This Hard

The rules weren’t made for small-scale housing — and that’s quietly driving up costs. Here’s a look at how the system makes affordability harder to deliver.