Four Options to Support Vulnerable Renters as Emergency Measures End
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.: "Though abortion has been debated in US politics for decades, the evidence is clear: access to legal abortion improves women’s lives."
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During the last decade, Houston, the nation’s fourth most populous city, has moved more than 25,000 homeless people directly into apartments and houses. The overwhelming majority of them have remained housed after two years.
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Introducing Urban's Office of Race and Equity Research: urbn.is/3xsU5KN
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"Towns, cities and counties trying to win federal grants should also show that they have a framework for developing reform strategies that go beyond base zoning and address all elements of land-use policy that affect housing affordability and equity."
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"Eliminating single-family zoning isn’t enough if disgruntled neighbors can hold up construction on three-unit apartment buildings through months of public review." bloomberg.com/news/articles/ via @citylab @yfreemark @LydiaLoDC2
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These are elementary school children who woke up this morning. Who ate their favorite cereal. Who tied their shoes in double knots. Who laughed with friends on the bus. Now more than a dozen are dead. This isn’t normal. It doesn’t have to be this way. It can’t keep being this way
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Excited to moderate this exciting discussion w/ , , & Emily Liu. What an awesome birthday 🎂 gift!! 😉
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Join us for our virtual event Thursday 12-1 ET/9-10 PT @urbaninstitute—featuring Louisville planning director Emily Liu & Berkeley councilor @TaplinTerry. We're going to be focusing on how land-use regs can be used to advance racial equity.
Register here: urban.org/events/advanci
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"Eliminating single-family zoning isn’t enough if disgruntled neighbors can hold up construction on three-unit apartment buildings through months of public review." bloomberg.com/news/articles/ via
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Cracking the zoning code: Understanding local land-use regulations and how they can advance affordability and equity. (via )
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I am honored to be joining the incredible team at @naehomelessness as the next CEO. Feeling all the things right now, but mostly grateful for this opportunity and looking forward to working with my partners to pursue housing justice. We have a lot to do. twitter.com/naehomelessnes…
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On May 9, 2022 I was sworn in as Director of the National Institute of Justice. Follow me at @nijdirector for news on @OJPNIJ research priorities, investments & evidence to promote safer communities and a more equitable justice system.
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So proud of my former colleague tapped by to lead NIJ | Office of Justice Programs - yet another alum helping to bring insights from evidence and a commitment to #equity and #opportunity to governing
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“But it’s worse than that,” he continued. “It’s not that they’re not doing anything; it’s that they’ve aggressively blocked development in so many places.”
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“There’s actually something that’s kind of pernicious about this,” he said. In a sense, millions of people have made trillions of dollars the last two years by doing nothing."
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Bulls-eye analysis: "This wealth has been created...precisely because it’s so hard to build housing in America."
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What's needed to measure environmental justice more accurately and equitably? Pleased to share our recs for 's beta version of the Climate & Econ Justice Screening Tool, w/ A. Shipp & . Blog w/full comment link here:
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A great day for our country. Congratulations Judge Brown!
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the next Supreme Court Justice.
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What happens when a family finally gets off the housing voucher waiting list - Marketplace
The housing support program enabled this family to move from homelessness to neighborhood/housing w/better conditions, including improved educational environment.
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Rising costs of gas & rent will be particularly difficult for low-income families with transport needs & potential for evictions. We need short & long-term strategies to give people alternatives to driving—plus rent stability. I write :
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"It felt like a weight had been taken off my shoulders. The realization that I wasn’t the only one saved my life." ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Will Hurt Teens Like Me
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“Housing costs, which make up about a third of the government’s consumer price index, have risen sharply, a trend that’s unlikely to reverse anytime soon.”
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Great work by & on the rise of investor purchasing washingtonpost.com/business/inter As we found in Minneapolis (urban.org/research/publi), increasing evidence that these purchases are focusing on minority (particularly Black) neighborhoods—these maps make that clear.
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Check out this opportunity for research funding!
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Housing Research Funding Alert!The Housing Crisis Research Collaborative just issued this RFP to help fill critical and timely knowledge gaps in rental housing policy. Deadline for statements of interest is March 2. Apply now! 1/3
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We know how to get homeownership right and to dismantle barriers to Black and Hispanic homeownership. But policies that fail to acknowledge that race reflects systematic and
institutional discrimination will continue to fall short. bit.ly/3ldKxxm
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🧵Today I testified for on #homelessness in America. I am privileged to be able to speak to Congress on these important issues. I have a few things to add given the line of questions we received.
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HFPC’s Jim Parrott and Mark Zandi: If policymakers are serious about reining in inflation, then they have little choice but to take on the shortfall in housing supply.
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🧵Recent rent increases are hard for many renters, including those w/ #housing vouchers. That’s why HUD issued a notice in Dec. that makes it easier for PHAs to request flexibilities that make vouchers more competitive & help families stay in their homes. hud.gov/sites/dfiles/P
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I'm sad and angry about what is happening in Virginia schools right now.
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How is the Biden administration ensuring that people without health insurance, without a home address (in shelters, cars, encampments) and/or without access to the internet receive free rapid COVID-19 tests?
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Each addition of this report sheds more light on the affordable rental housing crisis and this one is no different. Essential conversation to explain the ‘why’ #BuildBackBetter housing investments are a necessity.
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FRIDAY @ Noon ET: Join us for a conversation about our new #harvardhousingreport with @PeggyBaileyDC @HUDgov @JerusalemDemsas @voxdotcom @SmartGrowthCEO @SmartGrowthUSA @ceherbert @WellsFargo @airbrycki
jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/ameri
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As I parent, I support in keeping the mask requirement in FFX schools. I want to keep our kids safe and that requires a collective effort right now. cc:
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