States considering laws to tie transportation funding to housing
Connecticut, Colorado bills designed to create denser, walkable communities where people can easily access public transportation
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North Carolina to use $1.5 billion to increase affordable housing supply
Program addresses state's overwhelming shortage in affordable housing
Transportation Department releases $17.6 million for transit-oriented development planning
Projects will create opportunities for contractors and developers of all industries
Chicago hopes simplifying development process will help solve housing shortage
'Cut the Tape' initiative lays out near-term actions city plans to improve administrative processes that could be inhibiting development.
Louisville’s new development strategy: Bring residents back to downtown
City design is in response to the way city spaces function after the COVID-19 pandemic
EPA releases $20 billion for projects to reduce air pollution, greenhouse gases
Eight nonprofits and coalitions will distribute the awards to tens of thousands of projects that focus on delivering clean energy and furthering environmental justice
Massachusetts to provide $175 million for critical projects statewide
$106.1 million will be used for transportation, infrastructure, community development and affordable housing projects
San Francisco approves $300 million affordable housing bond
Bond package will help city meet state requirements to build more than 46,000 affordable homes in the next eight years
HUD backs studies to boost affordable housing availability
Research to focus on creating practices and policies, including office-to-residential conversions
California bill could create affordable housing through environmental exemptions
Proposal would temporarily exempt 150 blocks of San Francisco from requirements that have been in effect since 1970
