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Manhattan Office-to-Housing Conversions to Double in 2024

Manhattan Office-to-Housing Conversions to Double in 2024

Thanks to zoning reforms and record office vacancies, Manhattan saw a surge in office-to-residential conversions, bringing thousands of new homes to core business districts.

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Austin’s $134M Vision Zero Shows Real Road Safety Results

Austin’s $134M Vision Zero Shows Real Road Safety Results

A decade and $134M into its Vision Zero program, Austin has seen real safety improvements, even if traffic deaths remain.

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Arizona Halts 500,000 New Homes Over Water Shortage

Arizona Halts 500,000 New Homes Over Water Shortage

A state-imposed moratorium on groundwater permits threatens new housing developments in Arizona, halting nearly 500,000 planned homes.

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Weekly Roundup: Safety Cameras Cut San Francisco Speeding by 72%

Weekly Roundup: Safety Cameras Cut San Francisco Speeding by 72%

San Francisco’s new automated speed enforcement cameras are sharply reducing dangerous driving, but advocates say broader street safety efforts are still needed.

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Houston Approves $16M ‘Super Hub’ for Homeless Residents

Houston Approves $16M ‘Super Hub’ for Homeless Residents

A new emergency shelter in Houston aims to serve up to 225 people at a time, offering not just beds but mental health care and pathways to permanent housing.

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Vacant Lots & Abandoned Buildings Are Heating Up Houston

Vacant Lots & Abandoned Buildings Are Heating Up Houston

A new Texas A&M study reveals Houston’s vacant lots and abandoned buildings intensify the urban heat island effect, spiking surface temperatures by up to 20°F.

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Brightline West Seeks $6B in Federal Support After $5.5B Cost Surge

Brightline West Seeks $6B in Federal Support After $5.5B Cost Surge

The cost to build the Brightline West high‐speed line from SoCal to Las Vegas is up to $21.5 billion, prompting the developer to request $6 billion in federal financing.

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Weekly Roundup: Denver Has 26 ‘Food Forests’ And Counting

Weekly Roundup: Denver Has 26 ‘Food Forests’ And Counting

Denver Urban Gardens is expanding beyond community gardens, creating food forests that provide free produce, clean air, and cooler neighborhoods.

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Accessory Dwelling Units Drive 30% of San Diego's Housing Pipeline

Accessory Dwelling Units Drive 30% of San Diego's Housing Pipeline

Fee waivers and stalled large-scale projects have made backyard units a key driver of new housing in San Diego’s unincorporated areas.

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Two-Thirds of Working-Age Renters Can’t Afford Basic Needs

Two-Thirds of Working-Age Renters Can’t Afford Basic Needs

A Harvard analysis reveals that 65% of working-age U.S. renters lack enough income after rent to meet essential expenses—even in lower-cost states.

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Milwaukee’s Safer Roads Reduced Speeding by 27%

Milwaukee’s Safer Roads Reduced Speeding by 27%

New data shows Milwaukee’s street redesigns are effectively slowing down drivers—and significantly reducing crashes across the city.

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Virginia Startup Turns Unused Offices Into Vertical Farms

Virginia Startup Turns Unused Offices Into Vertical Farms

Area 2 Farms wants to bring agriculture closer to home by transforming empty office buildings into vertical farms near urban populations.

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