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
Suggestions
Senate seeks approval for minibus spending package
House and Senate must approve the bills before March 9 to avoid a lapse in appropriations and potential government shutdown
$298 million plan will help Kentucky rebuild after floods
Department of Housing and Urban Development OKs plan that outlines how to distribute federal money storm-ravaged rebuild projects
Dallas considering billion-dollar bond to support infrastructure
Recommendations call for spending $500 million on streets and transportation projects and another $250 million to Parks & Recreation
Government works to boost efforts to convert empty office space into homes
Initiatives address two intersecting economic trends: current drops in office occupancy rates due to hybrid work options and the growing need for single- and multi-family space in hotter job markets.
New York to put $406 million toward construction of 800 housing units
New York –Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced she will redirect $406 million of discretionary spending built into the state budget to subsidize construction of 800 affordable housing units in the New York City area. The funding consists of $286 million in tax-exempt
