April 26: What we’re reading this week
Some articles we found interesting this week:
What Happens when a Highway Dies? Via Bloomberg.
The Hidden Costs of Homeownership are Skyrocketing, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Given Raleigh’s ongoing efforts to “redefine” its downtown, this article is instructive: “How Residents Rate Downtowns Around the World” from Bloomberg.
Making Rental Assistance Work Better for People Struggling to Afford Housing, via CBPP.
Many NC Mobile Homeowners are already cash strapped. Can they Handle What’s Next? From the N&O.
If Edinburgh can implement bike lanes, any city can, via Bloomberg.
Public Engagement. Who Killed the City? Via Southern Urbanism.
GoRaleigh Beefs up Service to Give Commuters More Options, from Triangle Business Journal.
New report identifies a yawning housing gap for hundreds of thousands of NC households, NC Newsline reports.
Here is a thoughtful blog post by Phil Veasley, a raleighForward Advisory Board member: “Transit Follows density”