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Cities throughout the U.S. have taken a variety of approaches to increase the housing supply, including through zoning and land-use reform, streamlined approval processes, hotel or motel conversions, and raising money for various housing-related projects.
According to the APA’s website, city leaders are under pressure to address the affordable housing crisis and homelessness in their communities, but the crisis is regional, and clashing ordinances from one locality to the next “can drive racial inequities and produce negative economic outcomes across a region.”
Housing stakeholders and association and policy partners will be invited to participate in the accelerator in the coming weeks, while local government leaders and planners will be able to provide insight through engagement with the NLC and the APA. Perspectives from those groups, plus from builders, financial institutions and state and federal officials, will help develop, align and advance “locally-driven housing supply solutions,” the press release stated.
The campaign will provide model practices, ordinances and other resources communities can use to address their unique housing challenges, according to the press release. It will also help cities make the most of one-time funds provided through the American Rescue Plan Act and the bipartisan infrastructure law to finance the production and preservation of housing, the APA website states.
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Cities must transition from favoring full-sized cars and SUVs to prioritizing slower, smaller passenger vehicles that can meet more travelers’ needs in less space, transportation experts say.
Momentum for land- and water-based infrastructure strategies has been increasing. The Biden administration’s road map and resource guide could speed adoption, advocates said.
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Cities must transition from favoring full-sized cars and SUVs to prioritizing slower, smaller passenger vehicles that can meet more travelers’ needs in less space, transportation experts say.
Momentum for land- and water-based infrastructure strategies has been increasing. The Biden administration’s road map and resource guide could speed adoption, advocates said.
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