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Answering the Call: How This Church Is Turning Faith Into Affordable Housing

Charlotte, North Carolina, is in the middle of a housing crisis. Churches are stepping up to help.

Housing
Answering the Call: How This Church Is Turning Faith Into Affordable Housing
Texas Housing Bill—Not Perfect, But Progress

Some call it watered down, others call it overreach. But there’s no denying this new Texas bill nudges housing policy in the right direction.

Housing
Texas Housing Bill—Not Perfect, But Progress
Making Room for Mom: Iowa’s Bold Move on Backyard Housing

Iowa’s new ADU law puts power in the hands of homeowners, not just developers—and makes it easier for grandma to stay close to home.

Housing
Making Room for Mom: Iowa’s Bold Move on Backyard Housing
How Harrisonburg Is Reclaiming Its Streets From the Bottom Up

City staff in Harrisonburg, Virginia, are embracing a process of co-creation with the public they serve. Here’s what that means.

Streets
How Harrisonburg Is Reclaiming Its Streets From the Bottom Up
Portland’s Quiet Housing Revolution Is Starting to Pay Off

Portland’s zoning overhaul is producing what every city says it wants: more homes people can actually afford.

Housing
Portland’s Quiet Housing Revolution Is Starting to Pay Off
How Ottawa Residents Turned a Movie Marquee Into a Message for Better Transit

Instead of waiting for someone else to fix their community’s transit problems, this group of local advocates took initiative with something simple—and powerful.

Streets
How Ottawa Residents Turned a Movie Marquee Into a Message for Better Transit
Reclaim Your Streets: 5 Essential Guides & Studies

Tactical urbanism is changing the way we approach city-building—here are five studies, toolkits, and guides to help you get started where you live.

Streets
Reclaim Your Streets: 5 Essential Guides & Studies
Stop Hitting My House

John Gall’s home sits at the base of a T-intersection—a spot where, in theory, drivers are supposed to turn either left or right. But that’s not what keeps happening.

Streets
Stop Hitting My House
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.

Housing
Fed Up With Red Tape, an Indiana Town Tries a New Housing Strategy
The Design That’s Failing Phoenix—One Crash at a Time

If crashes happen in the same place over and over, is it really an accident? Phoenix residents say no—and they have the data to prove it.

Streets
The Design That’s Failing Phoenix—One Crash at a Time
This Tool Makes Municipal Finance… Fun?

Over 20 communities have used the Finance Decoder to turn dense spreadsheets into clear direction—proving that financial transparency doesn’t have to be dull.

Accounting
This Tool Makes Municipal Finance… Fun?
What do these cities in Wisconsin and Texas have in common? They ditched parking mandates.

How much does parking cost? Enough to make cities rethink whether it should be mandatory at all.

Parking
What do these cities in Wisconsin and Texas have in common? They ditched parking mandates.